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Matthew H. McKinney is a member of BrownWinick and is active in the firm's government relations and litigation practice groups. Matthew 's practice focuses primarily in the areas of government relations and complex business litigation.. Matthew graduated from the University of Iowa in 2004, receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and the University of Iowa Business School's Certificate in Entrepreneurship. Thereafter, Matthew received his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Creighton University School of Law, while also earning certificates of concentration in litigation, and criminal law and procedure. Throughout law school, Matthew competed on Moot Court and Mock Trial traveling teams. While competing, he presented arguments in the Seventh, Eighth, and Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. Matthew was also the sole recipient of the David A. Svoboda Trial Advocacy award, recognizing excellence in trial advocacy.. Prior to joining BrownWinick in 2010, Matthew worked with Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., in Phoenix, Arizona, as an associate attorney. Matthew is also a former prosecutor, serving the State of Iowa as an Assistant Polk County Attorney under the direction of John P. Sarcone.. Matthew is admitted to practice in state courts in the State of Iowa (admitted 2007) and the State of Arizona (admitted 2008). Additionally, Matthew is admitted to practice in Iowa Federal District Court (northern and southern divisions) as well as in Colorado Federal District Court. Matthew previously served as a member of the Board of Directors and as Vice President-Elect for the Arizona Small Business Association (2009-2010) as well as a Director and Treasurer for the Maricopa County Bar Association's Corporate Counsel Division (2009-2010). Matthew is a member of the Polk County Bar Association, West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce (Board of Directors 2015), West Des Moines Leadership Academy (Class of 2012-2013), and the Des Moines Downtown Chamber. Matthew has also been appointed to serve on the Litigation Section Council and the Committee on Ethics and Practice Guidelines for the Iowa State Bar Association, serves as a Director for the Iowa Legal Aid Foundation and was appointed to the West Des Moines Sister Cities Commission from 2014-2016. He was elected to serve as Director and President of his Homeowners Association, Heritage Bend, in West Des Moines, Iowa for 2015 and was selected to serve as a Director on the West Des Moines Historical Society Board of Directors. Matthew is a graduate of the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute Class of 2014-2015.

I am a trial lawyer representing clients in state and federal courts throughout Iowa. I handle products liability, complex financial and commerical litigation, and catastrophic injury.

GUIDING INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES THROUGH DIFFICULT LEGAL ISSUES AND LAWSUITSZach Hermsen is an active trial attorney who represents individuals and businesses with legal issues and, when necessary, lawsuits. He has successfully tried jury and bench trials across Iowa and has a clear understanding of the many strategic considerations that factor into a favorable outcome in a legal case.. His business litigation experience includes the Iowa Business Specialty Court, which provides a forum for expedited and cost-conscious business litigation cases.. Zach represents individuals just as zealously as he represents his business clients. This includes representing Iowans in cases ranging from contract disputes, dog bites, automobile accidents, and property disputes.. He also represents individuals in the highly-specialized National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. This Program, created by the Reagan Administration in the 1980s to save litigation costs for all parties involved in vaccine-related litigation, is a no-fault compensation scheme designed to quickly and fairly compensate persons who experience one of the extremely rare, but recognized, side effects from a vaccine.. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROFESSIONAL REPRESENTATIONZach proudly represents transportation professionals throughout the United States that facilitate delivery of food, medicine, building materials, and other critical supplies to locations across the country. He is an active member of the ALFA International Transportation Group, offering a nationwide rapid-response team with the expertise to immediately and effectively respond to incidents should they arise.