Stowers & Nelsen - West Des Moines, IA
Criminal Law Lawyers in West Des Moines, IA
650 South Prairie View Drive Suite 130 West Des Moines, IA 50266
West Des Moines Criminal Law Firm
Updated: 03/03/2026
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Law
Firm 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"
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
Representative Cases
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U.S. v. Cornelius
- Citation: 968 F.2d 703
- Court: 8th Cir.
- Year: 1992
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Ginsberg v. D.O.T.
- Citation: 508 N.W.2d 663
- Court: Iowa
- Year: 1993
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Huyser v. Iowa District Court
- Citation: 499 N.W. 2d 1
- Court: Iowa
- Year: 1993
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U.S. v. Cornelius
- Citation: 999 F.2d 1293
- Court: 8th Cir.
- Year: 1993
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U.S. v. O'Conner
- Citation: 64 F.3d 355
- Court: 8th Cir.
- Year: 1995
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U.S. v. Halter
- Citation: 217 F.3d 551
- Court: 8th Cir.
- Year: 2000
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State v. Hager
- Citation: 630 N.W.2d 828
- Court: Iowa
- Year: 2001
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U.S. v. Moyer
- Citation: 244 F.3d 666
- Court: 8th Cir.
- Year: 2001
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U.S. v. Cruz
- Citation: 285 F .3d 692
- Court: 8th Circuit
- Year: 2002
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State v. Esse
- Citation: WL2367779
- Court: Iowa App
- Year: 2005
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State v. Lowe
- Citation: 812 N.W.2d 554
- Court: Iowa
- Year: 2012
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In re the Detention of Jonathan Edwin Stenzel
- Citation: 827 N.W.2d 690
- Court: Iowa
- Year: 2013
Published Works
Articles
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Juror Bias Undiscovered During Voir Dire, 29 Drake L. Rev. 201, 1990
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Casenote, 38 Drake L. Rev. 961, 1989
Reviews
Customer Reviews for Stowers & Nelsen
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Hired Law firm 2021-2022Poor poor very poor and unethical lawyer...was clear from the start that his interest were not for the client that hired mr nelson but for the interest of the prosecution..."Unique" is what he called this case...As if he went looking to be hired by the client he had never met before...this was no O.J simpson case i assure you, no not that unique....but unique enough for the interest of the prosecution to be put before the clients interest which was hoping to get the best outcome....
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Consulted Law firm 2019The firm is easy to work with and highly skilled to represent you. They will work to apply all the resources necessary to get you the most favorable ruling.
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Hired Law firm 2022-2024Dean and his Team worked hard for me and answered my questions in a no nonsense way. I would highly recommend them to anybody that finds themselves in need.
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Consulted Law firm 2018Great lawyers who have expertise in criminal law and success for their clients with whom they deal honestly and directly. You can trust them to be fair and direct.
Attorneys
Staff
- Amy L. Pille, Legal Assistant
Staff
- Amy L. Pille, Legal Assistant
Contact
650 South Prairie View Drive
Suite 130
West Des Moines, IA 50266
Fax: 515-225-6215
Email: Send a message
- https://www.stowerslaw.com
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