WBS Law Offices

History overview of Beverly Wild Law Office and WB&S Law Offices

Beverly Wild graduated from Dexfield High School at Redfield in 1961. Beverly worked as a secretary and bookkeeper and she started to school at DMACC as a freshman in December, 1980, and graduated from Drake University in 1984 with a BS in business administration (major in accounting). She then pursued her Juris Doctorate and graduated from Drake Law in 1987, passed the bar and opened her own practice at its present location in Guthrie Center in November 1987. She was the judicial hospitalization referee in Guthrie County for several years until that position was discontinued.

Beverly has also served as the local bar president, on the magistrate nominating commission for Guthrie County and on the judicial nominating commission for Judicial District 5A. She recently served on a Supreme Court Task Force to set standards for representation of parents in juvenile court and is presently a member of the Board of Governors for the ISBA. Beverly has also represented the Cities of Redfield and Adair since 1989.

Beverly had the opportunity to work with different attorneys in her office before hiring Joel Baxter. Joel, likewise, was a student returning to school after several years working in McDonald's Corporation as a Restaurant Manager. Joel also attended Drake Law School, graduating from Drake Law in 2003. Joel came to work at the office in March of 2003. After a year or two, a former classmate of Joel's, Christine Sand, was added to the firm. Like Joel and Beverly, Christine is another Drake Law School graduate. Christine was also a non-traditional law student, having spent time as a claims adjuster and then as a crisis care coordinator for Magellan Health Services, a company that administers and manages mental health and substance abuse claims for the State of Iowa Title XIX population, before returning to school to pursue her legal degree.

In 2011, a partnership agreement was struck between Beverly, Christine and Joel. Over the course of time, the firm has had the opportunity to represent individuals across the spectrum. The Firm is a general practice firm and prides itself on its willingness to work with just about anyone. The Firm provides services in the following areas of practice: estate planning, real estate closings, probate, property, wills, juvenile, criminal defense, municipal, family law, Besides the Cities of Redfield and Adair, the Firm also represents the Cities of Minburn and Menlo.