ABOUT US

Tom Newkirk
Jill Zwagerman
Katie Ervin Carlson

Newkirk Law Firm, P.L.C. represents employees who have been denied equal employment, equal opportunity or who have been harassed at work based on their skin color, gender, age and other personal characteristics. Our firm is committed to the principles described on our home page. We work in cooperation with our clients to provide the strongest representation possible.

We can be reached by telephone, fax, or via email. Our firm is located in the East Village in downtown Des Moines. We are currently in a temporary location at 515 E. Locust in the building on the corner of 6^th and Locust. The Stix furniture store is on the first floor, and we are located on the second floor. We will be moving to permanent space in the East Village this summer.

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Litigation
News & Events

9.29.09: WHO-TV reports of ongoing discrimination in State government

9.17.09: Findings of race discrimination removed from State of Iowa report

3.4.09: Iowa Central Community College Settles Case with Mary Conrad

11.21.08: Ex-ISU Coach Awarded $287,000

7.19.08: Lawsuit Against Iowa Central Community College Goes On

10.30.07: State of Iowa Sued for Widespread Race Discrimination

3.12.08: Fairfield Worker Wins Wrongful Termination Case

10.11.06: State of Iowa Bias Against African American Employees

10.1.06: Employees Accuse Iowa Workforce Development of Racism

11.24.05: Eliserio v. United Steelworkers - Racial Discrimination Case

7.15.05: Fattahi v. Iowa DOT - Discrimination Case

4.28.04: Fulkerson v. Borgen Systems - Sexual Harassment Case

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