About the Firm
DUNCAN, GREEN, BROWN & LANGENESS is a full service law firm with offices in Des Moines, Iowa. Attorneys in our firm are licensed to practice in a number of federal courts, as well as in the state courts of Iowa, South Dakota, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Florida and Arizona. Our firm has received the highest possible rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the leading source of information for the legal profession for more than 130 years.

Our firm handles a wide range of civil and administrative litigation, business transactions, and personal legal matters. We have an active litigation practice and our lawyers have developed significant expertise in a variety of subject matters. Two of our attorneys have been chosen for membership in the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers, as well as the International Society of Barristers. As a result of the quality of our professional services, a number of Fortune 500 companies have selected our firm to serve as their legal counsel.

Our attorneys handle trials, appeals and administrative litigation on a local and national scale. The firm’s litigation practice encompasses a wide range of areas, including antitrust, aviation, business and commercial litigation, civil rights, construction, education, employment, environmental, ERISA, insurance defense, labor, legal and medical malpractice, personal injury, products liability, public entity, railroad, real estate, public and private utilities, and workers’ compensation litigation. Representative clients include leaders in their respective industries such as insurance, banking, mortgage lending, and public and private utilities. Although a significant number of our clients are corporate entities, the firm continues to represent individuals and small businesses as well as local governments.

In addition to its litigation practice, our firm has a substantial business, corporate, real estate and tax practice which is varied and growing. We provide full representation in complex business transactions, from entity formation through negotiations, assistance with financing, document preparation and ownership transfer. Our experience has encompassed matters related to banking, commercial development, healthcare, education and communications. We also provide a full range of tax services, which includes assisting clients in structuring transactions, as well as handling contested cases before the United States Internal Revenue Service. Estate planning, probate and trust matters are also handled by our attorneys on a routine basis.