Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Anderson has been with the firm in private practice since 1977. He represents many small and medium sized companies throughout Iowa that do business locally and worldwide. He has extensive litigation experience in all Iowa and federal courts, and most arbitration and mediation forums.

Mr. Anderson is a member of several organizations including the Iowa Bar Association, Polk County Bar Association, Academy of Iowa Trial Attorneys and Iowa Trial Lawyers Association. He is currently the Chairman of the Lawyer Referral Committee of the Iowa Bar Association, a member of the Grievance Commission of the Supreme Court of Iowa and a member of the Clive Planning Zoning Commission. He has coached high school and junior high school mock trial teams for the last seven years. Fred resides in Clive, Iowa, with his wife, Vicki, and their two children, Leslie and Barrett.

Representative Clients

• Enterprise Corporation International (computer/software industry)
• Iowa Beverage Systems, Inc. (beverage distribution industry)
• Iowa Machinery & Supply, Inc. (equipment & supply industry)
• Des Moines Sanitary Supply, Inc (sanitation supply industry)
• Modern Solutions, Inc. (computer/software industry)
• U.S.. Commodities, Inc. (commodity/security industry)
• Enterprise Development, LLC (real estate development industry)
• Rolling Hills Golf Course, Inc. (entertainment industry)
• Inland Marine Holdings, Inc.
• Ag Source Seeds, Inc. (agricultural industry)

Representative Cases

• Beyer v. Todd, 601 N.W. 2d 35 (Iowa 1999)
• Stevens v. Des Moines Independent Community School Dist., 528 N.W. 2d 177, 98 Ed. Law Rep. 364 (Iowa 1995)
• Matter of Estate of Keenan, 519 N.W. 2d 373 (Iowa 1994)
• Shams v. Carney, 518 N.W. 2d 366 (Iowa 1994)
• RMP Industries, Ltd. v. Linen Center, 386 N.W. 2d 523 1 UCC Rep.Serv.2d 638 (Iowa App. 1986)
• Martinson Mfg. Co., Inc. v. Seery, 351 N.W. 2d 772 (Iowa 1984)
• State v. Brown, 262 N.W. 2d 557 (Iowa 1978)

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Mediation, Mini-trials, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Deceptive Trade Practices, Mergers & Acquisitions, Unfair Competition, Banking & Finance Law, Lending & Secured Transactions, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Venture Capital, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Franchising, International Transactions, Secured Transactions, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Warranties, Business Organizations, Closely Held Businesses, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Age Discrimination, Alcoholic Beverages, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Apparel, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff, Bad Faith Insurance, Business & Trade, Business Successions, Capital Markets, , Commodities, Complex Litigation, Computer Law, Construction Contracts, Construction Law, Construction Liens, Copyrights, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Housing & Construction Defects, Dental Malpractice, Directors' & Officers' Liability Insurance, Disability & Illness Discrimination, Divorce, Elder Law, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employer, Employee Rights -- Employee, Employee Rights -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Entertainment, Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law, Errors & Omissions Insurance, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Ethics, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Family Law, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer, Federal Appellate Practice, Railroad Worker Injury/FELA, Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employer, Federal Trial Practice, Fidelity, Guarantee & Surety, Food & Agricultural Products, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Insurance Law, Insurance Malpractice, Intellectual Property Law, International Arbitration, International Law, Joint Ventures, Legal Malpractice, Limited Liability Companies, Litigation & Appeals, Living Wills, Machinery & Tools, Medical Malpractice, Medical Products & Devices, Motor Vehicle, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Defects, Municipal Employment -- Employee, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer, Other Professionals Malpractice, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Partnerships, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employer, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Prenuptial Agreements, Private Placements, Probate & Estate Administration, Products Liability Law, Professional Malpractice Law, Professional Responsibility, Property & Casualty, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Public Offerings, Race Discrimination, Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff, Recreational Products, Religious Discrimination, Reorganizations, Science & Technology Law, Securities Fraud & Insider Trading, Securities Law, Securities Regulation, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Shareholders' Rights, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Sports, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Title Insurance, Trade Associations, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, Trusts, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Whistleblower/Qui Tam, Whistleblower -- Employer, Wills, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employee, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Collaborative Law

Bar Admissions

• Iowa, 1977
• U.S. Federal Court, 1977
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa, 1977
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 1977
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1977
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1990

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association (Member)
• Iowa Bar Association (Member)
• Iowa Trial Lawyers (Member)
• State Limited Liability Company and Partnership Laws, Aspen Law & Business (Iowa Editor)
• State Limited Partnership Law, Aspen Laws & Business (Iowa Editor)
• Grievance Commission of the Supreme Court of Iowa (Member)
• Iowa Bar Association Committee for Business Law Practice Manual (Past Member)
• Iowa Bar Association Committee for Lawyer Referral (Chairman)
• City of Clive Planning and Zoning Commission (Member)
• NASD and Better Business Bureau (Arbitrator)
• CEO Club (Past President)

Classes and Seminars

• Business Organization, Small Business Administration, 1987 - Present
• Pre Business Workshop, Des Moines Area Community College, 1999 - Present
• Litigation, Des Moines Area Community College, 1992 - Present

Education

• Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa, 1977
  J.D.
  Honors: Order of the Coif
  Honors: With Honors
• University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota, 1974
  B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: With Honors
  Major: Political Science
  Minor: Business Administration
  Minor: Economics (Industrial Organization)

Address

700 West Towers
1200 Valley West Dr.
West Des Moines, IA 50266-1908

Phones

(515) 225-4844

Faxes

(515) 225-7549

Emails

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Websites

http://www.andersontullylaw.com