Areas of Practice

• Municipal Law
• Corporate Law
• Real Estate Law

Education

• Drake University Law School,  J.D., 1983
• Tulane University, M.B.A., 1989
• Los Angeles Baptist College, B.A., 1980

 Bar Admissions

• Iowa 1983
• Louisiana 1988

Representative  Work Experience

• City of Ankeny
• City of Polk City
• City of Huxley

Memberships

• Iowas State Bar Association
• Louisiana State Bar Association
• Polk County Bar Association

Amy S. Beattie

“My business philosophy can be summed up in one word: service. Being responsive to the needs of my clients and my community is what has made my career rewarding and successful.”

Experience

Amy Beattie is a shareholder of Brick Gentry P.C. She has more than 25 years of experience working in municipal law, including serving as legal advisor to city councils and city staff regarding development, legislative and operational issues. Amy has been an integral part of many of Iowa’s most progressive city developments. Among them, the Ankeny, Iowa Prairie Trail project, a first
of its kind from both an environmental standpoint and in the way partnerships were leveraged to bring the project to fruition.

Amy has been a part of the Brick Gentry team for more than 20 years. Before this, she worked in the real estate department of the Shell Oil Company as an attorney and legal advisor. Amy enjoys serving the community and likes to give back by working with the Des Moines Symphony Academy and the Des Moines Catholic schools.