Agriculture is vital to the areas we serve and Heidman is dedicated to representing both the family farmer and large agricultural business.  We understand the ever-changing complexities of the agricultural community and provide experienced, practical counsel in all areas of agriculture, including cooperatives, wind energy development, and corporations.

Areas of Agricultural Law Practice:

• Boundary Disputes
• Family Farm Corporations
• Zoning
• Land Leases
• Cooperatives

At Heidman, we represent a broad variety of business clients with wide ranging needs. Our experience affords us the ability to understand the vital strategic and tactical issues and interests of our various constituencies…and how to manage those diverse interests to our clients’ benefit. We are dedicated to meeting our clients’ needs and objectives and combine our in-depth experience and innovative approaches to produce consistently successful results.  

Areas of Business Law:

• Business Entity Selection and Formation
• Contract Negotiation and Drafting
• Tax Advice
• Business Operation Financing Location Assistance
• Creditor Bankruptcy
• Banking
• Acquisition and Sale of Business

Heidman has a dedicated group of attorneys who bring substantial experience and proven judgment to the complex and rapidly evolving area of employment law. We provide proactive strategic and tactical advice that stresses best practices, prevention and compliance, consistent with our clients’ goals and core values.  We offer comprehensive human resources consulting, management training, investigation assistance and litigation services in administrative and judicial forums in which workplace disputes are addressed.  We also advise and assist individuals who have encountered workplace issues.

Areas of Employment Law:

• Discrimination and Harassment Claims
• Employment Litigation and Advocacy
• Investigation Assistance
• Employment Training
• Wage and Hour Issues
• Terminations and Layoffs
• Wrongful Discharge
• Employment and Severance Agreements
• Employee Handbooks
• Personnel Policies and Procedures
• Workplace Safety
• Employee Benefits
• ERISA
• Covenants Not to Compete

Our attorneys in this area skillfully represent mothers, fathers, husbands, wives, grandparents and family members on every type of issue involving family law.  Our team of attorneys is able to assess high stakes dissolutions and paternity actions to provide the client with comprehensive representation.  Regardless of who we are representing, our focus remains on securing the best result possible for our clients given their objectives.

Areas of Family Law:

• Dissolution
• Custody/Paternity
• Child Support
• Juvenile Proceedings

Our lawyers provide experienced counsel on the full range of healthcare legal issues to a wide variety of clients, including nonprofit, critical access, community and specialty hospitals and health systems; physician practices; managed care organizations; and allied healthcare providers.  We provide advice and representation on traditional regulatory matters, medical staff issues, joint venture arrangements, fraud and abuse and self-referral issues, medical information matters, provider licensure issues, physician contracting and recruitment.  We work closely with our healthcare clients to develop a proactive approach to their business operations, while assuring that they remain compliant with federal and state laws and regulations.  We represent hospitals, physicians, nurses, dentists and other licensed healthcare providers before licensing boards and administrative agencies and in court.  When litigation is necessary, we are aggressive and proactive and, with a wealth of trial experience, we know how to gauge exposure, manage risk and litigate cost effectively.

Areas of Health Law:

• Provider Operations
• Joint Ventures
• Contract Negotiations
• Practice Acquisitions and Divestitures
• Fraud and Abuse
• Self-referral
• HIPAA
• Facility and Professional Regulation
• Medical Staff Issues
• Professional Liability Defense

Our lawyers provide experienced counsel on the full range of legal issues facing Indians and Native American populations. We work closely with several Native American Tribes. Because of that experience, we understand the vital strategic and tactical issues and interests of our various clients and how to manage those diverse interests to their benefit.  The ability to meet our clients’ needs and objectives is achieved through a combination of in depth experience and innovative approaches.

Areas of Tribal Law:

• Indian Child Welfare Act
• Employment
• Real Estate
• Contracts
• Sovereign Immunity
• Administration
• Litigation
• Taxation
• Reservation Boundaries

Litigation has been the backbone of Heidman since 1891.  Our attorneys provide skilled representation in a broad range of disputes to corporate and individual parties in all federal, state and administrative courts in our four-state area. We bring the knowledge and experience of one of the most talented teams in the region to our litigation practice.  As part of our litigation team, we are proud to claim five Fellows of the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers and two Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers, prestigious organizations in which membership is by invitation only, following peer review by other trial attorneys. 

Areas of Litigation:

• Personal Injury
• Agriculture
• Premises Liability
• Contract Disputes
• Product Liability
• Professional Liability
• Insurance
• Construction
• Employment Law
• Collections
• Toxic Tort
• Commercial Law
• Constitutional Law
• Legal Malpractice
• Medical Malpractice
• Arbitration
• Mediation

When representing local governments in the increasingly complex area of municipal law we draw upon our active practice in the areas of open meeting laws, applicable statutory and common law, contracts, special assessment districts, employee relations, and enforcement related issues.

Areas of Municipal Law:

• Ordinance Drafting and Enforcement
• Zoning Issue
• Employment

Our attorneys in this division represent lenders, investors, owners and developers, both individual and commercial.  With a practical, business-oriented approach and a sound understanding of our clients’ objectives, we handle all matters dealing with the purchase and sale of real estate. 

Areas of Real Estate:

• Title Examinations
• Lease Preparation
• Mortgage Foreclosures
• Real Estate Closings
• Landlord/Tenant Issues
• Tax Assessment Appeals
• Condemnation
• Homeowners’ Associations
• Covenants
• Land Use
• Condominiums/Townhomes

Like our clients, Heidman Law Firm is on the cutting edge of the technology revolution. We understand where the industry is today and where future opportunities lie. Our clients are emerging and established companies. They come to us for our exceptional legal talent and our ability to help them execute their strategic business goals and identify new opportunities in the communications, media and technology fields.

Our practice combines regulatory, corporate and transactional, dispute resolution, litigation, land use, and legislative work. We are aggressive and creative advocates for our clients at the negotiating table and beyond. We also work closely with and are a part of the firm's other practices to meet the full range of our clients' needs.

Areas of Telecommunications, Media and Technology Practice:

• Regulatory
• Corporate and Transactional
• Contracts
• Public Utilities
• Tariffs
• Teleconferencing
• Wireless
• Internet
• FCC
• Dispute resolution
• Land Use
• Tower Negotiations and Leases
• Energy
• Litigation

Heidman represents a wide range of clients who present different life situations and different life stage needs when it comes to estate planning, probate and tax-related matters.  Our clients include individuals and families with complex wealth-transfer concerns, as well as tax-exempt organizations, banks and trust companies, family businesses and private trust companies. focus on helping our clients define their objectives and then tailor solutions that are best calculated to accomplish their goals.

Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning and Probate:

• Estate Planning and Wealth Transfer
• Probate
• Estate Administration
• Tax Ramifications
• Personal and Family Philanthropy
• Business Succession Planning
• Trusts

Representing insurance companies writing workers’ compensation insurance as well as self-insured employers, and claimants, our seasoned team of attorneys and legal assistants provides our clients with insight and creative solutions to meet their needs.  Heidman also conducts educational meetings with clients, informing them of new developments and regulations in workers’ compensation laws.

Areas of Workers’ Compensation:

• Insurance Regulatory Matters
• Compliance
• Claims Resolution
• Litigation
• Mediation