We interrupt our normally scheduled podcast to highlight the women at the core of GRL. They are our backbone. They are what makes GRL such a special place to serve those whom we are privileged to represent and call clients. Without them, we would be floundering and ineffective. Their loyalty, buy-in, and self-sacrifice for the betterment of our Team and client’s causes is not lost on us. They are the All-Stars of GRL. We appreciate all they do. Bobby and Donut sit with each All-Star as they share some of their favorite memories and experiences with Team GRL. They give a fun and unfiltered look at the inner workings of a law firm that takes a different approach to the service of law. What memory lives rent-free in Leilani’s head? Tune in and help us honor the All-Stars of GRL Law!

Slumlords are often thought to prey on the socioeconomically disadvantaged residents of the inner cities. While this is undoubtedly true, college kids are similarly vulnerable to being victimized by the profiteering of irresponsible landlords. Bobby and Donut kick this episode off by diving into the rubble of the Disaster in Davenport, where a landlord’s utter disregard for the safety of his tenants had catastrophic and tragic results. Should or could criminal charges be filed? We discuss.With the vivid example of catastrophe flowing from culpable landlord conduct, Cory joins the discussion to go over a historic Iowa case he handled related to landlord responsibility for tragedy caused by dangerous conditions on rental property. Most importantly, Cory sets out action points for all tenants, especially families of college kids, as they start their move-in process for the upcoming school year. This is information that every renter should take to heart.Donut bookends the episode with a next-level Do’s and Don’ts involving teenagers, a fence, an ATV, and a couple of Pitbulls. Intrigued? Tune in for the entire story.

We tap into The Wolf’s knowledge of the lawful use of deadly force in Iowa. We dive into a historic Iowa case involving trap guns to defend private property. It is a classic case taught in every 1st-year law school class, and it happened here in Iowa. We use the historic Iowa case to kick off a critical discussion regarding the justified use of deadly force. Tragic current events across the country provide vivid examples of factual scenarios where new changes to Iowa’s self-defense laws may apply. When can you use deadly force to defend your home and family? Please tune in and find out as The Wolf breaks it all down.

Is it entrapment for law enforcement to sit outside a bar and pull people over for valid traffic offenses? Do officers really have to tell you if they are cops if you ask them? What is police misconduct? What is not police misconduct? In season 2, Episode 5 of GRL Raw, Sydney Donut sits down with Bobby to discuss Police Misconduct. They lead into the discussion by diving into Iowa’s most notorious villain cop you have never heard of. Who is he/she? What did they do? Why do they qualify as the most notorious villain cop Iowa has ever seen? Check out the full episode to find out.  Donut and Bobby use this case to explain what police misconduct is, what can be done about it, and, more importantly, why it continues to happen in Iowa and across the nation. Absolute immunity, qualified immunity, police officer Bill of Rights (yes, that is a thing), and the death to civil claims for violating Iowa Constitutional protections are all discussed. As always, we equip citizens with knowledge on how to effectively protect their rights and, more importantly, how to do their part to end police misconduct. Does and Don’ts with Donut wraps it up with, no joke, a police officer asking a question!

What do Lady Gaga, an escapee from a Missouri psych ward, 1-800-Lickmynuts, an Iowa wrestling meet, a good Christian burial, and Miranda rights have in common?  You guessed it, they are all on this most recent episode of GRL Raw.Season 2 Episode 4 features Grant “the Wizard” Gangestad breaking down one of Iowa’s most infamous criminal cases.  The Christian Burial Speech case as it is known, is centered around a parent’s worst nightmare taking place at the old downtown YMCA in Des Moines.  Bobby and Grant discuss the history and details of this case, using it to explain some of the finer points of a person’s right to an attorney and when and where Miranda rights must be read.Bookending the Christian Burial Speech case is Donut discussing the current event of Lady Gaga’s dognapping and putting a finishing bow on the episode of Does and Don’ts with Donut that is literally to die for.

What do most University of Iowa Football fans and Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand have in common? You have to tune into this special Current Event Edition of GRL Raw to find out. In this episode, Bobby and Donut do some Lawsplaining, discussing the recent multi-million-dollar settlement in the Iowa Football Racial Discrimination Lawsuit. This settlement brings the grand total of Iowa’s Athletic Department’s discrimination settlements over $10,000,000 during the reign of Iowa’s Athletic Director, Gary Barta. Why would Iowa pay $4.2 million dollars to settle a lawsuit that Top-Hawk, Kirk Ferentz claims is frivolous? It just might have had to deal with Ferentz’s own Problem Child.  As a word of warning, the language used in this episode is not that of Bobby or Donut. Rather it comes from the specific allegations that just might be why Iowa agreed to pay such a hefty sum to settle a claim their coach's claim was without merit.

Season 2, Episode 2 keeps the momentum rolling with the primary discussion about school liability for incidents that happen on campus.  What is a school’s duty to protect students and staff?  What is the best way to deal with bullying and harassment?  We address all these questions and give parents an action plan to ensure that administrations address school-related safety concerns properly the first time.Following our year’s theme of Respectful Defiance, what do The Great War, Huxley Township, German, and the United States Supreme Court have in common?  We will give you a hint, criminal prosecutions of teachers for violating the desires of the Iowa Legislature is not new in Iowa.  It has happened before.  Tune into this episode to learn more, and don’t forget to stay tuned for Does and Don’ts with Donut, where we look at Wills from a different perspective; the ultimate mic drop.

Season 2 Episode of GRL Raw busts out of the blocks impressively with the yearly theme of Respectfully Defiant. Bobby and Donut tackle the current event of the Moscow Murders, dive deep into a landmark historic Iowa case that resulted in students having rights in school, give action points for dealing with school violations of civil rights, and top it all off with another humdinger of a Does and Don’ts with Donut. Rambo knives and trash rips resurface with another solid discussion over teenagers and nude pics. You could miss this episode if you want, but it will be to your own disadvantage.If you haven’t heard, Donut popped off with a ridiculously high goal for GRL’s YouTube channel for the year. Want to keep her around? Subscribe, like, and share the heck out of GRL Raw, and don’t forget to catch up on any of the episodes you may have missed. The insider jokes this season will thank you.

No fee until we win. Millions recovered. It’s my money, and I want it now. Money, money, money. In the legal world of personal injury cases, commonly referred to as “P.I.”, the traditional focus of the lawyers is on the almighty dollar. Is that GRL’s approach? Could there possibly be something more? In Episode 9, Bobby sits down with one of GRL’s Founding Partners, Cory Gourley, to look at personal injury work from a different, fresh perspective. Instead of focusing on the almighty dollar and the negatives associated with those cases, Cory, as head of GRL’s civil law division, takes a different approach and assigns a new and fresh meaning to the P.I. abbreviation. Tune in and find out what that is. Does and Don’ts with Donut takes on a question related to underage parties, parent liability, and bringing things full circle to the first episode of Does and Don’ts, Air BnB, and vacation rentals for underage parties.

Bobby and Colin give the straight dope with updates since S1E1 including the GRL’s ongoing efforts to protect the liberties and rights of Iowans against warrantless searches by police.  They discuss a successful constitutional challenge to the legislature’s attempt to overturn State v. Wright, the landmark case GRL won before the Iowa Supreme Court in 2021 that confirms protections on our residential garbage from rummaging by police.  And they analyze the impact of the Court’s ruling in State v. Middlekauff on litigating the reciprocity defense in cases involving marijuana flower. Dos and Donts with Donut is another great one bringing up the hot button topic of police misconduct and how people can get arrested for OWI when they are completely sober.

The Second Amendment, guns, more guns, permitless carry, handguns, long guns, the list goes on with some special insight into what not to do as a man. Episode 7 features GRL's newest full-time team member, Madisyn "MadDog" Moorman. Join us on this episode to explore what, if anything, has really changed with the adoption of Iowa's permitless carry of firearms legislation. Why and how is MadDog qualified to drop this knowledge? You'll have to tune in to find out but rest assured, our Tannerite duo knocks out some serious bullet points in this episode. Targets of discussion include old and new gun laws. After permitless carry came into effect, should training go out the window? Has this change been beneficial? The process and importance of filling out a firearm application - "The 4473." Do you know the correct answer to these questions? As always, stay tuned for Dos and Dont's with Donut. This episode takes a little bit of a strange twist into the world of jailhouse lawyers and pro bono legal services.

It is time to get your canines off the couch and back into shape, oil up your shotguns, and dig out your favorite animal urine cologne. Hunting season is here. As with anything involving the Department of Natural Resources, public and private property, hunting regulations can get a little tricky.  For that reason, in Episode 6 we tap the knowledge of GRL’s hunting guru, Scott Michels.Scott would prefer to be sitting in a tree over sitting in front of bright lights, talking to a camera, but we drug him out of the woods from scouting his favorite turkey grounds to talk to us all about some basic hunting safety and hunting regulations that seem to trip people up every year. If your kill shot doesn’t quite kill what you are after and it wanders injured across and into private property that you do not have permission to hunt, what can, and can’t you do?  We answer this question and many more and the answers might surprise and/or upset you.Dos and Don’ts with Donut wraps this episode up with a very practical fact pattern that any gun owner and/or renter will want answers to.  It involves a renter, an apartment, potential maintenance dudes, and of course, a gun.  Tune in and enjoy.

When The Wolf speaks, all should listen. He is a man of few words. Direct and to the point. The wisdom he drops is based upon decades of experience cleaning up other people's messes. It will save your ass if you take it to heart.  Episode 5 has us talking to Matt "The Wolf" Lindholm, who sets out four basic college survival tips. He likes to call them The Wolf's Rules of Engagement. Whether you are a parent, a college student, a young adult, or simply a person wanting to keep yourself out of a police-involved pickle, this is a must-watch/listen-to episode. The Wolf shares his take on topics like drug use, sexting, one-night stands, and underage drinking. It ain't legal advice, but it is some friendly observations based upon thousands of Wolfing at work.Don't forget to stay tuned to the end for the now-famous Dos and Don'ts with Donut. We will just say if you have ever wondered if you can get naked at Walmart, you want to watch this one.

The inmates have taken over the asylum!  Donut takes over hosting duties and turns the tables on Bobby “Baby Dog” Rehkemper but not before first telling us how she got that nickname.Episode 4 finds us talking all things pedal biking.  We kick the episode off with a Do’s and Don’ts with Donut of unprecedented WTF status and then get down to talking pedal bikes and cycling.  Why don’t cyclists ride on sidewalks?  Can you get pulled over while pedaling?  Can you get an OWI on a bicycle?  What about an e-bike?  How do you not die on RAGBRAI?  You have questions, we have answers.This episode has everything from LSD, to pedal bike safety, to Fourth Amendment debates and Rambo knifes.  How do you fit all of this into one episode?  Tune in and find out.  Don’t forget to stay put as Emily joins Donut to discuss GRL’s top 5 bicycling bars just in time for your RAGBRAI training to ramp up.

What in the hell is Fizbo?  A new hard seltzer?  A new soda pop? Not to ruin the surprise, but it is actually the initials F.S.B.O. sounded out.  FSBO (For Sale By Owner) happens to be the easiest and hottest way to save a homeowner tens of thousands of dollars!  In Episode three of GRL Raw, host Bobby Rehkemper sits down with newcomer to the GRL Team, Jim Sayre, to discuss how homeowners looking to sell their homes can take advantage of a real estate market and save a ton of money in the process.  If you thought Dope Yoda and Motorboating With Captain Wizard were sexy topics, some would argue a fat bank account is even sexier.  Tune in and learn about the legitimacy of what you may have been dismissing as a silly stunt by homeowners who are not serious about selling their home.Don't forget to stay tuned for the entire episode because Sydney Ross follows up on the last episode's Do's and Don'ts with Donut and drops a bomb of a new conundrum in this episode.  Do you know what an airbag control module is?  Well, either way, you are going to want to pay attention to this segment.As always, hit the like button and subscribe and never miss a single episode.

Spring is here, and summer is fast approaching. It’s that time of year when every single Midwesterner has had it up to their eyeballs with the cold, snow, and being stuck indoors. Get ready to kick off those snow boots, put the Carhartts in the closet, and top up your tan for boat season. That’s right…it’s time once again to party in slow motion and do some motorboating! But before you set sail on your summer adventures, GRL Raw, a podcast by Gourley, Rehkemper, & Lindholm, PLC, drops some knowledge to keep the party afloat and all you boaters out of hot water this summer. Episode Two of GRL Raw follows host Bobby Rehkemper as he sits down with Grant “Captain Wizard” Gangestad as the two discuss the need-to-know information for the upcoming boating season. Growing up around the lake, Grant is innately familiar with boating. There are only three published decisions from appellate courts in Iowa; Grant has handled two of them (Bobby had the other) and is the only attorney in Iowa to have won a boating case in front of the Iowa Supreme Court. The guy knows his way around a dinghy! Watch as the two discuss everything from boating while intoxicated, life jacket and equipment requirements, open containers on boats, common reasons for boating stops and how to avoid them, driver’s license consequences, and a host of information that you need to know before plopping your pontoon in the water.Make sure to stay tuned for the entire episode as we sneak in a sweet surprise with a new segment we are calling Dos and Don’ts with Doughnut. We don’t want to ruin the suspense so just think of interesting people, public posts, and a side of law.Like what you hear? Then, hit the like button and subscribe, so you don’t miss a single episode. Stay tuned for more GRL Raw!

Did your last encounter with police end in joint pain? Are you curious about the current state of the law on hemp, CBD, and marijuana in Iowa? Have you heard about NFG? But not really sure what it means? Then check out GRL Raw, a podcast by Gourley, Rehkemper, and Lindholm, PLC, Iowa’s premier drug crime defense firm. The first episode is a banger, the real straight dope. We kick it off with Bobby Rehkemper hosting Colin Murphy over a few choice local libations in the firm’s cool new conference center. He is known by the drug defense bar as the Dope Yoda for his omnipotent knowledge of all things cannabis. Murphy spits fire about the main cannabinoids in cannabis, the difference between hemp and marijuana, and the legality of consumable hemp products in Iowa (spoiler alert . . . it’s legal to purchase and consume hemp extracts in Iowa). The two discuss medical cannabidiol, Iowa’s medical cannabis extract, and the reciprocity defense that GRL Law has essentially pioneered. Dope Yoda describes how he obtained district court rulings dismissing possession of marijuana charges against out-of-state drivers who had medical cards from their home state. The fascinating part about the rulings is the drivers possessed cannabis flower and edible gummies, two versions of medical marijuana that are not currently allowed in Iowa but are covered under the state’s reciprocity defense.  There’s also a conversation about NFG, a term of art that is an integral part of the firm’s culture. When the drug crime and drunk driving defense lawyers at GRL walk a client at trial, we celebrate the three-word jury verdict, NFG. You might be thinking, three words? Guilty has one and not guilty two, right? Yes, it’s like not guilty, but with an edge, just like the firm. GRL has already bagged two NFGs by the end of February, including one by Dope Yoda in Story County. Like what you hear? Then be sure to effing smash the like button and subscribe, so you don’t miss a single episode. Stay tuned for more GRL Raw!