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Marvin Heidman, a volunteer with the EGSR in northwest Iowa, was among those recently honored by the Iowa Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) when the Northwest Iowa ESGR (Area 1) was named Area of the Year. The ESGR provides education, consultation, and, if necessary, mediation...

Cynthia Moser was recently honored by being included in the 2013 edition of the Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers(TM). Only those women lawyers who have achieved the AV peer rating and have been designated by their colleagues as preeminent in their field are included.

Law Day is a national day set aside for Americans to celebrate the rule of law and how the law and legal process contribute to the freedoms all Americans share. As we approach May 1, the Heidman firm is taking steps to recognize the day as well. One of the...

The Sioux City Assessor's office recently sent out its Notices of Value for the 2013 valuation of Sioux City real estate. If you are dissatisfied with the 2013 valuation of your real property, Iowa law gives you a short window of time to file a protest of that valuation. All...

Associates from the Heidman Firm participated in the eighth annual Big Brothers Big Sisters of Siouxland Jersey Bowl fundraising event on Saturday, April 6. The team was called "Motion to Strike" a reference not only to bowling but a procedural motion used by lawyers in lawsuits. Jersey Bowl is a...

In an effort to join Sioux City in its Blue Zone Project initiative, the Heidman Law Firm co-sponsored Siouxland Community Health Center's 4th Annual 5K Run and Fun Walk and 1K Children's Run on Saturday, April 20 at Adams Homestead Nature Preserve in McCook Lake, South Dakota. Several Heidman Law...

Joel Vos, a partner with the Heidman Law Firm, argued a matter before the Iowa Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 12, at Morningside College Eppley Auditorium in Sioux City. This was an actual appeal that was scheduled locally to allow the public to see how the appellate system works. A...

In her 35-year legal career, Cindy (Terhark '74) Moser has been accustomed to being on the forefront of change -- from seeing women become more equally represented in the field to pioneering new specialty areas of law. This year, as president of the Iowa State Bar Association (ISBA), Moser remains...

Steven and Carla Hanner brought a personal injury claim against Steven Wienk for a motorcycle accident that occurred at motorcycle rally in Algona, Iowa on private land. The Hanners alleged that there was a person directing traffic and had waived them through and told Wienk to stop. Steven Hanner ultimately...

Attorney John Gray has been elected to the State Judicial Nominating Commission for the 4th Congressional District - Sioux City.