Travis Jones received his JD from the University of South Dakota in 1998. Following law school, Travis practiced with the Riter Law Firm in Pierre from 1998 through 2001. During his time at the Riter Law Firm, Travis had the opportunity to wear may legal hats. He has served as an assistant city attorney for the City of Pierre, SD; Deputy State's Attorney for Stanley County, SD; defended criminal actions in both state and federal courts, and represented both plaintiffs and defendants in civil actions. Travis joined Beardsley, Jensen & Von Wald in 2002 and is now focused in the area of civil litigation and trial work representing both plaintiffs and defendants.

In 2006 Travis was selected as the South Dakota Young Lawyer of the Year by the Young Lawyer's Board of the South Dakota Bar Association. Travis was also presented with the "Toast of the Trial Lawyers" by the South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association in 2006 in recognition of his work for his clients and for his dedication to improving the bar association.

Travis was born and raised on a ranch outside of Sturgis, South Dakota where his family still ranches. Travis has served as the President of the local Pennington County Bar Association and on the Board of Directors for both the South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association (1999-2002) and the South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association (2004-2006).

In his free time Travis enjoys working on the family ranch, golfing, fishing and enjoying the Black Hills.