Dentons Davis Brown

Dentons Davis Brown is a full-service business and litigation law firm with more than 75 attorneys in our offices in Ames, Des Moines, and West Des Moines. We are a progressive collaboration of talented law professionals committed to smart and creative solutions through a client-focused, cooperative work environment. Our firm offers legal solutions in a wide variety of areas, such as administrative law, business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, employment law, government relations, immigration, patent law and intellectual property, biotechnology, real estate, securities, taxation and litigation.

Bill Boatwright

Bill Boatwright is a shareholder at Dentons Davis Brown with a practice focused on helping charities and other tax-exempt organizations. He assists with forming nonprofit organizations and securing tax-exempt status. He also helps with a full range of business matters.

Lori Chesser

Lori Chesser is a preeminent immigration attorney and advocate at Dentons Davis Brown. She assists employers, business owners and individuals as they navigate the complex U.S. immigration system.

Denise Claton

Denise Claton is an immigration attorney with a business law background assisting U.S. employers and foreign nationals with nonimmigrant (temporary) and immigrant (permanent) immigration-related visas.

Beth Coonan

Beth Coonan is an employment and immigration attorney at the Dentons Davis Brown. She helps businesses understand the complex legal system and implement policies and procedures to reduce legal risk.

Susan J. Freed

Susan Freed practices health law at Dentons Davis Brown. Susan represents a variety of healthcare providers including physicians, hospitals and long-term care facilities in matters relating to transactions and reimbursement, as well as regulatory issues. She also advises businesses on welfare benefit issues.

Michael A. Gilmer

Michael Gilmer is special counsel at Dentons Davis Brown practicing primarily in tax law. He counsels clients on tax matters related to state and federal government as well as the tax implications of various business transactions and assists with tax controversy issues.

Margaret A. Hanson

Maggie Hanson is a labor and employment attorney at Dentons Davis Brown with a focus on employment litigation, employment practices, liability insurance defense and providing day-to-day strategic advice to employers.

 

John Pietila

John Pietila is a business attorney at the Dentons Davis Brown. He works with technology and communication businesses with mergers, acquisitions, financing and various business opportunities. He is the president of the Davis Brown Board of Directors.

Michael Richards

Mike Richards is a trial attorney at Dentons Davis Brown. Mike represents professionals, businesses and municipalities in professional negligence and liability, intellectual property, commercial and insurance litigation.

Courtney Strutt Todd

Courtney Strutt Todd is a tax, employee benefits, and public finance attorney at the Dentons Davis Brown. She advises businesses on their pension, profit-sharing, employee stock ownership, and other retirement plans. She is vice-president of the Davis Brown Board of Directors.

Jana Luttenegger Weiler

Jana Weiler is a shareholder at Dentons Davis Brown who helps clients, individuals, farmers and nonprofit charitable organizations with estate planning, administration of estates and trusts, guardianship and conservatorships. She also advises businesses with ERISA compliance and employee retirement benefits. Jana serves on the firm's Reitrement Committee.

Jo Ellen Whitney

Jo Ellen Whitney is an employment and health law attorney at Dentons Davis Brown. She guides business leaders and HR professionals through tough situations advising on the law and best practices to avoid litigation and represents them before administrative agencies when needed. Jo Ellen also advises businesses, including healthcare providers, in data privacy and cybersecurity matters.

Breanna Young

Breanna Young is a tax and estate planning attorney who helps farmers, individuals, families and small businesses plan for their future.