John Lande

July 1, 2018 Changes to Iowa’s Mechanics’ Lien Law

Posted on 07/03/2018 at 08:34 AM by John Lande

Categories: Business Law, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, John Lande, Real Estate & Land Use

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The Iowa legislature’s recent changes to Iowa’s mechanics’ lien law took effect on July 1, 2018. Effec...

Major Changes to Iowa's Mechanics' Lien Law: Five Years Later

Posted on 05/29/2018 at 11:00 AM by John Lande

Categories: Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, John Lande, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: bankruptcy lawyers, commencement notice, commercial contractors, condominium, construction, contractors, estate planning, general contractors, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa mechanics' liens, Iowa Real Estate & Land Use, Iowa Secretary of State, legal advice, local attorneys, mechanics' liens, preliminary notice, probate lawyer, real estate attorney, real estate attorney near me, real estate lawyer, real estate lawyer near me, residential construction

Five years ago, this blog covered major changes to Iowa’s mechanics’ lien law. Five years later, the law is...

Dickinson attorneys recognized by Chambers USA as among best in Iowa

Posted on 05/09/2018 at 01:47 PM by The Newsroom

Categories: Banking Law, Ben Bruner, Bill Serangeli, David Repp, Employment & Labor Law, Howard Hagen, Jeff Krausman, Jill Jensen-Welch, John Lande, Litigation & Trial Law, Melissa Schilling, Paul Tyler, Real Estate & Land Use, Rick Malm, Russ Samson, Tom Hanson

Tagged As: Iowa banking law, Iowa Corporate/M&A Law, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, Iowa Litigation Law, Iowa Real Estate & Land Use

Chambers USA has given the Dickinson Law Firm five high rankings for practice areas in Iowa. Dickinson was re...

Title Insurance: What is it good for anyway?

Posted on 03/30/2018 at 10:22 AM by John Lande

Categories: Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, John Lande, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: American Land Title Association, bankruptcy, bankruptcy lawyers, Captiva Lake Investments v Fidelity National Title Insurance Company , Commercial Litigation - Des Moines Iowa, construction, construction contracts, construction disputes, construction industry , Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals , Exclusion 3(a) , find a lawyer, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa mechanics' liens, Iowa Real Estate & Land Use, legal advice, litigation, litigation lawyer, local attorneys, Majestic Pointe Development Company, property attorney, property law, real estate attorney, real estate attorney near me, real estate law, Real Estate Law - Des Moines Iowa, real estate lawyer, title insurance, trial attorney, trial law, trial lawyer

A recent decision from the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals may have property owners wondering what title insurance reall...

A couple of commas just changed Iowa’s mechanics’ lien law

Posted on 04/18/2017 at 11:28 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Construction Law, John Lande, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: bank deposits, banks, construction, contractors, estate planning, estate planning attorney, general contractors, internet banking, Iowa banking law, Iowa banking law attorney, Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa mechanics' liens, Iowa real estate, Iowa Real Estate & Land Use, Iowa real estate law, Iowa Secretary of State, legal advice, mechanics' liens, online banking, property attorney, property law, real estate attorney, real estate attorney near me, real estate law, subcontractors

On April 7, 2017, the governor signed significant legislation affecting contractors who may want to file a mechanics&rsq...

Common collateral monitoring mistakes in ag lending

Posted on 03/09/2017 at 08:58 AM by John Lande

Categories: John Lande, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: ag lending, balance sheet, borrowers, lenders, monitoring collateral, real estate collateral

This blog is part of the ongoing series on common agricultural lending mistakes for lenders to avoid. This part focuses...

Homebuyers end up buying hackers a house

Posted on 03/09/2017 at 08:39 AM by John Lande

Categories: Cybersecurity Law, John Lande, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: fraudelent emails, Bain v. Continental Title Holding Company, bank cyber attack, cyber theft, cybersecurity, fraudulent wire transfer, hackers

In what is becoming an all-to-familiar pattern, potential homebuyers in Kansas saw the money they intended to spend on t...

Major clarification of Iowa's mechanics' lien law

Posted on 12/20/2016 at 11:37 AM by John Lande

Categories: Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, John Lande, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: construction, general contractors, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa Court of Appeals decision, Iowa mechanics' liens, Iowa real estate law, Iowa Supreme Court, Standard Water Control Systems v Jones, subcontractors

This blog previously covered the decision from the Iowa Court of Appeals in Standard Water Control Systems, Inc. v. Jone...

Can you afford to have cyber insurance coverage?

Posted on 09/01/2016 at 11:01 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: cyber attack, cyber defense, cyber insurance, cyber insurance coverage, cyber theft, fraudulent wire transfers, Iowa banking, Iowa cybersecurity law, Iowa real estate

This blog has been following a number of lawsuits between insurance companies and their insureds over who is responsible...

Iowa's mechanics' lien law just got more confusing

Posted on 08/31/2016 at 11:49 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Construction Law, John Lande, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: commencement of work, construction, Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa mechanics' liens, mechanic's liens, Standard Water Control Systems

Today the Iowa Court of Appeals issued a decision that raises more questions than it answers about how to interpret Iowa...

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