Our Attorneys

Daniel J. Rothman has been practicing criminal law since his admission to the bar in 2002. He is a former prosecutor of 7 years having worked in the Story County Attorneys’ office and as the senior member of the OWI Division of the Polk County Attorney’s Office until March of 2009. During his time as an OWI prosecutor, Mr. Rothman was an instructor for the Prosecutors Training Council’s Annual Officer’s training school on OWI law and a presenter for the Central Iowa Traffic Safety Task Force annual training regarding OWI law. He also is a graduate of the Trial Advocacy program at the National District Attorney’s Association’s National Advocacy Center at the University of South Carolina. He currently practices law in Iowa District and Appellate Courts statewide as well as the Federal Courts of the Southern District of Iowa. Mr. Rothman represents clients against OWI charges in Des Moines as well as throughout Iowa. He received his law Degree and his Bachelor of Arts in Rhetoric from Drake University.

William Brewer has practiced criminal law since his admission to the state bar in 1982. Mr. Brewer is admitted to the Bar in Iowa, both the Federal Iowa Districts, the Eighth Circuit Federal Appellate Court and in the State of Illinois. Mr. Brewer maintains memberships in the Polk County Bar Association, the Iowa Bar Association, as well as the American Bar Association. He is also a member of the Iowa Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Iowa Association for Justice and the American Association for Justice formerly known as the American Trial Lawyer’s Association. Mr. Brewer served as a prosecutor in Des Moines County Iowa from 1983 to 1985.

Frank Steinbach III has been in the practice of law for over 20 years. He is licensed in all jurisdictions in Iowa, including the Iowa Court of Appeals and the Iowa Supreme Court. He has handled numerous OWI cases both in criminal court and in the civil proceedings before the Iowa Department of Transportation. He is licensed to practice in the Federal Courts of the Southern District of Iowa, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the Polk County, Dallas County and Iowa State Bar Associations. He is on the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) panel of attorneys for the Southern District and 8th Circuit Court of Appeals and the Iowa Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Why Do You Need An Attorney?

1. To determine if there are issues surrounding the officer stopping your vehicle or other mistakes made by law enforcement:
Was there probable cause under Iowa law?
Were the field tests performed correctly?
Were your rights violated?
Were you allowed to call an attorney, a friend, a relative and when? Did this violate Iowa Code Section 804.20

2. To help with the logistics and statutory issues surrounding an OWI:
How to obtain copies of all police reports?
How to obtain copies of all videos from the police vehicle?
How to obtain copies of 911 and dispatch tapes before they are destroyed?
What Motions to file in Court?
Do I qualify for a Deferred Judgment or any reductions in legal penalties?

3. To re-obtain your driver’s license:
You only have 10 days to appeal the suspension of your license?
How do I get a stay to stop the revocation of my driver’s license so I can still drive?
These questions, if not handled properly, could result in your conviction of OWI and the revocation of your driver’s license.

Contact us to arrange a FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION with one of our attorneys.