Robert Livingston

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Robert Livingston: Attorney with Stuart Tinley Law Firm LLP
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Biography

My practice is focused on workers' compensation, personal injury, appeals, and insurance . I am also regularly called upon to consult or serve as local counsel. My clients are generally located in the western half of Iowa and the Council Bluffs/Omaha metro area. However, I regularly have cases throughout Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. I have many years of experience litigating cases and in state and federal courts within the Eighth Circuit. One of my cases has been argued before the Supreme Court of the United States.



Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers (Named to fellowship in 2012).

Areas of Practice (7)

  • Personal Injury
  • Civil Rights Section 1983
  • Construction Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Insurance
  • Premises Liability
  • Appellate Practice

Education & Credentials

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 398, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
University Attended:
Colorado State University, B.S., 1993; Iowa State University, M.S., 2000
Law School Attended:
Drake University, J.D., with honors, 2000
Year of First Admission:
2000
Admission:
2018, South Dakota; 2019, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota; 2000, Iowa; 2000, Nebraska; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa; 2008, U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
American Board of Trial Advocates (May 2016 - Present); Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers (Fellow 2012 - Present; Board of Governors 2016 - Present); Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (April 2016 - Present); American Bar Association (Current Member; Corporate Sponsor Committee Member of the GP Solo Division, August 2015 - July 2017; and, Council Member-at-Large for the Solo, Small firm and General Practice Division, March 2016 - July 2017); Pottawattamie County Bar Association (Current Member; President, 2009-2010; Vice-President 2008-2009), Iowa State Bar Association (Current Member, Board of Governors 2008-2019; Past-President, Bar Review Committee of the Young Lawyers Division), Nebraska State Bar Association; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (former member, former Board of Governors, Past Co-Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee).
Reported Cases:

Meade v. Smith, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42255 (V.D. Iowa March 11, 2020); Andreesen v. Chi., Cent. & Pac. R.R. Co., 2020 Iowa App. LEXIS 162 (Iowa Ct. App. February 5, 2020); Vogt v. City of Carter Lake, 2019 Iowa App. LEXIS 987 (Nov. 6, 2019); Miano v. Miller, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 200259 (Sept. 26, 2019); Hilkeman v. City of Carter Lake City Council, 939 N.W.2d 643 (Iowa Ct. App. 2019); Gustafson v. Bell, 938 N.W.2d 722 (Iowa Ct. App. Jul. 24, 2019); Venckus v. City of Iowa City, 2019 WL 2710807 (Iowa June 28, 2019); Lynch Livestock, Inc., v. Bursell, 928 N.W.2d 151 (Iowa Ct. App. March 6, 2019); Richter v. Smith, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 215431 (S.D. Iowa December 21, 2018); Sunberg v. Audubon Cty., 924 N.W.2d 877 (Iowa Ct. App. Nov. 21, 2018); Kinseth v. Weil-McClain Company, 913 N.W.2d 55 (Iowa 2018); Driesen v. Iowa Dep't of Human Services, 913 N.W.2d 692 (Iowa Ct. App. Mar. 21, 2018); Kinseth v. Weil-McClain Company, 900 N.W.2d 617 (Iowa Ct. App. April 19, 2017); Meyer v. Birkey, 2015 WL 7300538 (N.D. Iowa November 18, 2015); HLG Farms II, LLC, v. City of Hamburg, 619 Fed.Appx 562 (8th Cir. October 22, 2015); Mayhugh v. Dea, 871 N.W.2d 705 (Iowa Ct. App. September 23, 2015); Xcentric Ventures, LLC v. Smith, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 118143 (N.D. Iowa Sep. 4, 2015); Lakin v. Richards Farm Ltd., 862 N.W.2d 414 (Iowa Ct. App. January 28, 2015); Phelps v. Powers, 90 F.Supp.3d 833 (S.D. Iowa January 22, 2015); Oshlo Wilkinson Dairy Queen v. Blume, 860 N.W.2d 924 (Iowa Ct. App. December 24, 2014); Phelps v. Powers, 63 F.Supp.3d 943 (S.D. Iowa December 3, 2014); Aguilera v. Wright County Iowa, 50 F.Supp.3d 1057 (N.D. Iowa October 6, 2014); In re Marriage of Schmadeke, 856 N.W.2d (Iowa Ct. App. August 13, 2014); MGM Apartments, LLC, v. Mid-Century Ins. Co., 844 N.W.2d 469 (Iowa Ct. App. January 23, 2014); Aguilera v. Wright County Iowa, 990 F.Supp.2d 926 (N.D. Iowa January 6, 2014); Phelps v. Powers, 5 F.Supp.3d 1036 (S.D. Iowa December 19, 2013); Phelps v. Powers, 295 F.R.D. 349 (S.D. Iowa October 31, 2013); Hansen-Muller Co. v. Gau, 838 N.W.2d 138 (Iowa Ct. App. August 21, 2013); Chicago Ins. Co. v. City of Council Bluffs, 713 F.3d 963 (8th Cir. April 30, 2013); Woodward v. Monona County Bd of Sup'rs, 825 N.W.2d 327 (Iowa Ct. App. November 15, 2012); Harrington v. City of Council Bluffs, 2012 WL 1470266 (8th Cir. April 30, 2012; Genesis Ins. Co. v. City of Council Bluffs, 2012 WL 1648842 (8th Cir. May 11, 2012); Harrington v. Wilber, 743 F.Supp.2d 1013 (S.D. Iowa 2010); Harrington v. Wilber, 743 F.Supp.2d 1006 (S.D. Iowa 2010); Collier v. Swede, LLC, 777 N.W.2d 129 (Iowa App. 2009); Baker v. Boyle, 327 Fed. Appx. 600 (8th Cir. 2009); McGhee v. Pottawattamie County Iowa, 547 F.3d 922 (8th Cir. 2008), cert granted by Pottawattamie County, Iowa, v. McGhee, 129 S.Ct 2002 (2009); McGhee v. Pottawattamie County, 475 F.Supp.2d (S.D. Iowa 2007); Sylvester v. Mills County, 760 N.W.2d 209 (Iowa App. 2008); Weimer v. International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., 2007 WL 1959103 (N.D. Iowa July 3, 2007); Kuiper v. International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., 240 F.R.D. 438 (N.D. Iowa 2007); Weimer v. International Flavors & Fragrance, 240 F.R.D. 431 (N.D. Iowa 2007); Frazier v. Winfield, 252 Fed. Appx. 117 (8th Cir. 2007); V.W. Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Clarinda, 2006 WL 2872096 (Iowa App. 2006); Remmes v. International Flavors & Fragrences, Inc., 453 F.Supp.2d 1058 (N.D. Iowa 2006); Weimer v. International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., 2006 WL 3422161 (N.D. Iowa Nov. 28, 2006); Kuiper v. International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., 2006 WL 3422058 (N.D. Iowa Nov. 28, 2006); VW Enterprises, Inc., v. City of Clarinda, 2006 WL 2872096 (Iowa App. Oct. 11, 2006); Wildner v. Wendorff, 723 N.W.2d 451 (Iowa App. 2006); In re Marriage of Wallace, 711 N.W.2d 732 (Iowa App. 2006); Remmes v. International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., 389 F.Supp.2d 1080 (N.D. Iowa 2005).

ISLN:
915676031
Transactions:

Hoffman v. Clark - $11 Million verdict in favor of client. Currently being appealed by opponent.

Hobbies & interests:
Running, cycling, and volunteering in the community. Mr. Livingston currently serves on the Board of Education for the Lewis Central School District, Board of Directors for the Christian Home Association Children's Square U.S.A., and as board member and current president of the Council Bluffs Iowa Legal Aid Advisory Board.

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    4.7/5.0
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