Townsend Law Office Office Staff

Beth Ann Townsend
Beth Townsend Law Office
939 Office Park Road, Suite 104
West Des Moines, IA 50265-2505

Phone: (515) 276-2212
Facsimile: (515) 222-2685
E-mail: btownsend@bethtownsendlaw.com

About Beth Ann Townsend:
Beth Ann Townsend was born on December 20, 1963 in Shenandoah, Iowa. Beth moved with her family to Clay Center, Nebraska in 1968 where she grew up and graduated from high school. She graduated a semester early from the University of Nebraska-Kearney (formerly Kearney State College) in December 1985 with a B.S. degree with honors in business administration. She attended law school at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, College of Law and earned a J. D. in May 1989. Beth was admitted to practice law in the state of Nebraska in 1989. After law school, she was commissioned in the United States Air Force and was designated as a Judge Advocate General. As a J.A.G., Beth was stationed throughout the United States as well as serving overseas tours in Korea and England. She spent the majority of her 11-year career serving as a prosecutor and defense counsel in hundreds of judicial proceedings, including trials by court-martial and Article 32 hearings (grand jury equivalent). Beth left active duty in February 2001 and was admitted to practice in the state of Iowa during the same time. She worked as an associate at Grefe & Sidney in Des Moines before starting Fiedler, Townsend & Newkirk, where she worked from August 2001 until October 2005. She is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association, the Nebraska State Bar Association, the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, and Polk County Women Attorneys. Beth is a member of the United States Air Force Reserves.

Bar Admissions:
Nebraska, 1989
Iowa, 2001
U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 1989
U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 2001
U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa, 2001
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

Education:
University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1989, J. D.
University of Nebraska - Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska, 1985, B. S.: Business Administration, With Honors

Published Cases:
Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., cert granted, 129 S. Ct. 680 (2008)
Hite v. Vermeer Mfg. Co., 446 F.3d 858 (8th Cir. 2006)
Hite v. Vermeer Mfg. Co., 361 F. Supp.2d 935 (S.D. Iowa 2005)
DeBoom v. Raining Rose, et. al, ---F.Supp.3d---, 2006 WL 2981795
Eliserio v. United Steelworkers of America Local 310, 398 F.3d 1071 (8th Cir. 2005)
Wilson v. City of Des Moines, 338 F. Supp.2d 1008 (S.D. Iowa 2004)
Groves v. Cost Planning & Management Int'l, Inc., 372 F.3d 1008 (8th Cir. 2004)
Van Horn v. Specialized Support Services, Inc., 241 F.Supp.2d 994 (S.D. Iowa 2003)
Shepard v. Wapello County, Iowa, 250 F.Supp.2d 1112 (S.D. Iowa 2003)
In re Marriage of Gibson, 2002 WL31758231 (Iowa 2002)
Morgan v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., 178 F.Supp.2d 1022 (S.D. Iowa 2001)

Classes/Seminars Taught:
“Post Trial: If Success is the Best Revenge, Then Get the Most “Success” You Can”, Eighth Circuit Conference, NELA, Des Moines, Iowa, April 7, 2006
Faculty Member, National Institute of Trial Advocacy Workshop, Drake Clinic, Des Moines, Iowa, October 26, 2005
“ Representing Armed Service Members in Employment Cases”, ITLA Employment Law Seminar, Des Moines, Iowa, April 30, 2004
“ Trying Cases on A Shoe String Budget” Eighth Circuit Conference, NELA, St. Louis, MO, April 8, 2004
"Sexual Harassment: A Brief Overview", ACES guest lecturer, Buena Vista College, Storm Lake IA, September 10, 2003
"Masters in Trial: From Opening Statement to Jury Deliberations", American Board of Trial Advocates, September 5, 2003
"Third Party Sexual Harassment", ITLA Employment Law Seminar, April 25, 2003, Des Moines, IA
"Finding the Needle in the Haystack: Creative Discovery Techniques", ITLA Employment Law Seminar, June 7, 2002, Des Moines, IA

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Nebraska State Bar Association, 1989 - Present
National Employment Lawyers Association, 2001-Present
Iowa State Bar Association, 2001 - Present
Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, 2001 - Present
Polk County Women Attorneys, 2001 - 2005
United States Air Force Reserves, Central Circuit Judiciary, Randolph AFB, TX

Past Employment Positions:
United States Air Force, Judge Advocate General
Grefe & Sidney, Associate
Fiedler, Townsend & Newkirk P.L.C., Partner

Birth Information:
December 20, 1963, Shenandoah, Iowa, United States of America

Shelly Evans
Townsend Law Office
939 Office Park Road, Suite 104
West Des Moines, IA 50265-2505

Phone: (515) 276-2212
Facsimile: (515) 222-2685
E-mail:sevans@bethtownsendlaw.com

About Shelly Evans:
Shelly Evans was born on March 18, 1963, in Storm Lake, Iowa, where she grew up and graduated from high school. Shelly moved to Des Moines in 1981 and has been working in the legal field since 1982. She worked as an office manager and legal assistant at Parrish Law Firm for 19 years. She then assisted in the organization of Fiedler & Townsend where she worked for 4 years as an office manager and legal assistant. She then assisted in the organization of Townsend Law Office where she has been employed since January 2006. She obtained an Associate in Arts Degree and an Associate in Science Degree from Des Moines Area Community College in 1997. Shelly lives in West Des Moines with her family. She enjoys scrapbooking, the outdoors, reading and spending time with her husband, Brian, and their dog, Charlie.