Dean Stowers has been in private practice since 1990 and has successfully defended thousands of clients accused of breaking the law.
Dean was born in Madison, Wisconsin on March 5, 1964. Dean grew up in northern Wisconsin where he attended high school at Rhinelander High School, the Home of the Hodag. After completing college at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and attending law school at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, Dean studied for, took, and passed the Iowa bar exam, moved to Washington, D.C., and then studied for, took and passed the Pennsylvania bar exam in Philadelphia. From 1989-1990 Mr. Stowers worked in the Office of General Counsel as a counselor to the United States Sentencing Commission, the agency that promulgates the Federal Sentencing Guidelines used in federal sentencing.
In 1990 Dean returned to work in criminal defense at The Rosenberg Law Firm where he had clerked during law school and developed an interest in criminal defense. Over the next several years, Dean worked with and mentored under Raymond Rosenberg, Paul Rosenberg, and Dan Jacobi. Raymond Rosenberg, with whom Dean practiced until he retired in 2005, was widely regarded throughout the last quarter century of his career as the best criminal defense lawyer in Iowa. Paul Rosenberg, now in sole practice has achieved tremendous results in some very high profile cases. Dan Jacobi left private practice and is now General Counsel at Pioneer Hybrid. Mentoring is crucial to the development of a lawyer's skills and Dean remains grateful for all he learned in his formative years.
Dean has tried alone or participated in trying with others in dozens of criminal jury trials, including roughly half of those in federal court. Dean has secured not guilty verdicts in more than 70% of those trials, including one streak of four consecutive federal jury trial acquittals. Dean has tried some of the longest-running and most complex criminal jury trials in the history of Iowa federal courts.
Although Dean greatly enjoys jury trials, he is also a believer in the value of effective pretrial motions, including motions to suppress unlawfully obtained evidence. For every favorable jury verdict that Dean has secured for his clients, there are many more cases dismissed or disposed of quietly as a result of successful pretrial motions and advocacy.
Dean is a fighter who stands by his clients against some of the longest odds, including through appellate review. Dean takes pride in handling appeals from his own unsuccessful trial or sentencing outcomes and has attained numerous reversals in noteworthy and precedent-setting cases.
Dean is known as an aggressive, outspoken, and highly-effective advocate who shows up prepared and ready to achieve the very best possible outcome for his clients. Dean has developed techniques for case organization and preparation not known to be employed by other attorneys. These methods give Dean the organizational and informational edge to know a case better than anyone else involved
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36 years
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State: Iowa
Acquired: 1989
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2012
State: Pennsylvania
Acquired: 1989
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650 S Praire View Dr Ste 130, West Des Moines, IA, 50266
stowerslaw.com
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Posted by anonymous | January 20, 2014
I hired Dean Stowers to represent me on a criminal drug charge. He was recommended by two other lawyers. We won. I say we because Dean was my team mate when we endured the process. He also hired an excellent private investigator who got great witnesses to testify for (against the drug cops) us. Dea...
"Very detail oriented, exceptional lawyer."
"I endorse this lawyer. I also attended law school with Mr. Stowers and in the same graduating class."
"Dean is an attorney who truly does everything he can for his clients. His method for handling cases is effective and thorough. I would recommend him to anyone facing criminal charges, from the simplest of cases to the most complex. His eye for detail and ability to spot connections in even the unlikeliest of places make him stand out in his field."
"I endorse this lawyer. If I were a criminal defendant myself, I would hire Dean Stowers!"
"In my experience, Dean Stowers is the best criminal defense attorney in the state of Iowa. He is a true advocate for his clients. Dean Stowers is the attorney you want on your side."
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This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2012.
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2013
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America, American Trial Lawyers Association
2013
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
2013
Super Lawyer, Great Plains Super Lawyers
2013
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2012
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2012
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2012
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America, American Trial Lawyers Association
2012
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
2012
Super Lawyer, Great Plains Super Lawyers
2012
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2011
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2011
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2011
Super Lawyer, Great Plains Super Lawyers
2011
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America, American Trial Lawyers Association
2011
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
2010
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2010
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2010
Super Lawyer, Great Plains Super Lawyers
2010
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
2009
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2009
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2009
Super Lawyer, Great Plains Super Lawyers
2009
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America, American Trial Lawyers Association
2009
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
2008
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2008
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2008
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America, American Trial Lawyers Association
2007
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America, American Trial Lawyers Association
2007
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2007
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2006
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2006
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2005
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2005
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2004
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2004
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2003
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2003
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2002
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2002
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2001
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2000
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2014 - Present
Owner, Stowers & Sarcone, PLC
2009 - 2013
Owner, Stowers Law Firm
1992 - 2008
Partner, Rosenberg, Stowers & Morse
1990 - 1992
Associate Attorney, Rosenberg Law Firm
1989 - 1990
General Counsel, United States Sentencing Commission
Fellow
Executive Council
1995 - 1996
Iowa Association of Criminal Defense LawyersBoard Member
Not Guilty
Not Guilty
Not Guilty
Not Guilty
1989
JD - Juris Doctor
1986
BS - Bachelor of Science
2010
To Proffer or Not to Proffer
2004
Special Issues in Methamphetamine Sentencing
2002
Special Issues in Methamphetamine Sentencing
N/A
When Drugs Count
1990
English
