• Born LeMars, Iowa 1951
• B.A. 1973 Phi Beta Kappa, University of Iowa
• J.D. 1976 Cum Laude, University of Iowa College of Law
• Practiced law with Beving, Swanson & Forrest, P.C. since 1976
• Practice Areas: General practice including, but not limited to, non-profit law, contracts and business law.
• Member, Polk County Bar Association, Iowa State Bar Association, and American Bar Association.
  • Chair, Iowa State Bar Association Section, Environmental Law, 1990-1992
  • Member, Nonprofit Corporations Committee, Business Law Sections, both ISBA and ABA.
  • Member, ISBA Administrative, Agriculture, Business and Environmental Law Sections
• Member, American Society of Association Executives Legal Section
  • Member, ASAE Legal Section Council, 1998-2004; and 2010 - present 
  • Chair, ASAE Legal Section Liaison Committee, 2002-2004
  • Member, "Ask the Legal Section" Committee, 2004-present
  • Member, Chicago Association Law Symposium Planning Commitee, 2009 - present
• Legal Authorships and Presentations:
  • 2010 - present:
    • "Joint Ventures on Form 990," Associations Now magazine (April, 2010)
    • "The New Haven Firefighters Decision: What Impact Will It Have?" Co- Presenter, 2010 Annual Association Law Symposium, ASAE, 4/28/2010; Chicago, llinois
  • 2005-2009:
    • "Structuring Licensing Agreements," Association Management magazine (April, 2005)
    • "RDIQQR: Types of Tax-Exempt Income to a Nonprofit," Association Management magazine (November, 2005)
    • "Improving Board Meeting Attendance," Association Management magazine (July, 2006)
    • "The Association Lawyer's Client is the Association," Associations Now Magazine (January, 2007)
    • "Charitable Donation Changes," Association Now Magazine (May, 2007)
    • "Lessons From Iowa's Nonprofit Law," Iowa Society of CPA's (October, 2007)
    • "Grassley/Baucus Senate Finance Committee 501(c)(3) Reform 2004-2007," Iowa Society of CPA's (October, 2007)
    • "Employee Harassment by Members or Volunteer Leaders," Associations Now magazine (December, 2007)
    • "Does Lobbying Violate Antitrust Laws?" Associations Now magazine (February 2009)
    • "Paying For Member Legal Costs," Associations Now magazine (August 2009)
    • "Separating Fact from Fiction: The ADA Amendments Act of 2008”: Co-Presenter, 2009 Annual Association Law Symposium, ASAE, 4/29/2009; Chicago, Illinois
  • 2004 and earlier:
    • Legal Guide, Iowa Lodging Association (1995)
    • "Clarifying Proxy Voting," Association Management magazine (June, 2003)
    • "Iowa’s 2004 Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act: What an Association Executive Should Know," Iowa Society of Association Executives (2004)(Co-Author)
    • "Deducting Convention Expenses," Association Management magazine (July, 2004)
• Mr. Truesdell has since 2002 contributed a regular column to the ISAE Newsletter, "Common Myths in Association Law."

Mr. Truesdell and his wife, Dr. Catherine Truesdell, have three grown children and reside in Des Moines.