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About Brian Ivers

Brian C. Ivers has been a trial lawyer for more than 34 years. He grew up in a small Iowa town and after high school joined the U.S. Army, serving as an Airborne Ranger in A Co., 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. He was part of the 1983 invasion of Grenada, parachuting into combat to help rescue American medical students. He left the Army as a Sergeant in 1985 and attended the University of Iowa, earning his J.D. with distinction in 1990. He was a partner in several Iowa law firms before joining RSH Legal in 2016. He is licensed in Iowa and Illinois (with Missouri and Kansas inactive), and is a member of the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers, which has recognized him as a Best Advocate.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$6 millionVerdict

A Winnebago County jury awarded $6 million, including $2 million in punitive damages, after finding Timely Mission Nursing Home negligent and reckless in the fall death of 83-year-old resident Darlene Weaver.

Winnebago County District Court / Buffalo Center IA · 2021Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$1.8 millionVerdict

A Black Hawk County jury awarded $1.8 million to Massachusetts sound engineer Frank Sgambellone after a State of Iowa forklift operator ran over his ankle during post-concert teardown at the UNI-Dome in February 2016.

Black Hawk County District Court / Waterloo IA · 2021Workplace InjuryRead the full story →
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Iowa College of Law
J.D. with Distinction, 1990
University of Iowa
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Iowa
State Bar of Illinois

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