Dean Stowers - a West Des Moines, Iowa (IA) State and Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer

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West Des Moines State and Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

State and Federal Criminal Defense
White Collar Criminal Defense
Appeals
Federal Drug Crimes
Federal Crimes
Property Seizure & Forfeiture
DUI/OWI

Attorney Information

Awards and Honors

Honors

Listed "The Best Lawyers in America."
Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Rating- AV
Listed "Top 100 Trial Lawyers"
Listed "Great Plains Super Lawyers"

Education

Legal Education
- Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa, 1989
  J.D.
  Law Review: Drake Law Review, Member, 1988 - 1989
Non Legal Education
- University of Wisconsin--Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 1986
  B.S.

Current Employment Position(s)

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Partner
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Past Positions

Rosenberg, Stowers & Morse, Partner, 1990 - 2008
Office of General Counsel, U.S. Sentencing Commission, Attorney, 1989 - 1990

Representative Cases

U.S. v. Cornelius
- Citation: 968 F.2d 703
- Court: 8th Cir.
- Year: 1992
Ginsberg v. D.O.T.
- Citation: 508 N.W.2d 663
- Court: Iowa
- Year: 1993
Huyser v. Iowa District Court
- Citation: 499 N.W. 2d 1
- Court: Iowa
- Year: 1993
U.S. v. Cornelius
- Citation: 999 F.2d 1293
- Court: 8th Cir.
- Year: 1993
U.S. v. O'Conner
- Citation: 64 F.3d 355
- Court: 8th Cir.
- Year: 1995
U.S. v. Halter
- Citation: 217 F.3d 551
- Court: 8th Cir.
- Year: 2000
State v. Hager
- Citation: 630 N.W.2d 828
- Court: Iowa
- Year: 2001
U.S. v. Moyer
- Citation: 244 F.3d 666
- Court: 8th Cir.
- Year: 2001
U.S. v. Cruz
- Citation: 285 F .3d 692
- Court: 8th Circuit
- Year: 2002
State v. Esse
- Citation: WL2367779
- Court: Iowa App.
- Year: 2005

Published Works

Articles

Juror Bias Undiscovered During Voir Dire, 29 Drake L. Rev. 201, 1990
Casenote, 38 Drake L. Rev. 961, 1989

Bar Admissions

Iowa, 1989
Pennsylvania, 1989
U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa, 1990
U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 1990
U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 2007
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1990
U.S. Supreme Court, 1995

Other Affiliations

Iowa State Bar Association (Member)
Pennsylvania Bar Association (Member)
American Bar Association, 1990 - Present
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
American Association for Justice
Iowa Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America

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Contact

West Des Moines, IA

650 South Prairie View Drive
Suite 130
West Des Moines, IA 50266

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Phones:

Fax: 515-225-6215

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Websites:

https://www.stowerslaw.com
http://www.interstatedrugbust.com (Property Seizure & Asset Forfeiture)
http://stowerslaw.com/blog/

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