About Cody
Cody leads Dickinson Law’s state and local tax practice and focuses on sales, use, and property tax controversy and litigation, multistate taxation, and general sales and use tax counseling. Cody has successfully represented before Departments of Revenue taxpayers of all sizes in industries including construction, manufacturing, health care, hospitality, technology, and agriculture. Mr. Edwards takes a creative approach to the practice of law, which includes utilizing the tools provided by the Iowa Administrative Procedures Act to help solve his clients’ state tax issues. As a former attorney with the Iowa Department of Revenue, Cody brings unique insight to Iowa tax issues.Mr. Edwards serves on the Board of the Iowa Taxpayers Association where he is an active member of the Sales and Use Tax Committee. Cody is a regular contributor to the Iowa Table SALT blog, JD Supra, and is the editor of the Iowa Chapter of the American Bar Association’s Sales and Use Tax Deskbook.
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Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Des Moines (2025)
- Recognized: Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Recognized: Tax Law
- Recognized: Litigation and Controversy - Tax - 2023
- Recognized: Tax Law - 2023
- Recognized: Litigation and Controversy - Tax - 2022
- Recognized: Tax Law - 2022
- Recognized: Litigation and Controversy - Tax - 2021
- Recognized: Tax Law - 2021
- Practice Area: Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Practice Area: Tax Law