Robert Livingston

Mr. Livingston's practice focuses on personal injury, appeals, insurance, construction, products liability, municipal, and civil rights. He is regularly called upon to consult or serve as local counsel. Mr. Livingston's clients are generally located in the western half of Iowa and the Council Bluffs/Omaha metro area. However, he often has cases throughout Iowa and Nebraska. Mr. Livingston has many years of experience litigating cases and in state and federal courts within the Eighth Circuit. One of his cases has been argued before the Supreme Court of the United States. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Robert Livingston included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors U.S. News and World Report Best Lawyers - Insurance Law, January 1, 2016 - Present Life Fellow, Iowa State Bar Foundation, March 1, 2014 - Present Fellow, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers, February 1, 2012 - Present Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Ranking, January 1, 2011 - Present Lawyers.com 5.0 of 5.0 Client Ranking, January 1, 2011 - Present Iowa State Bar Association Young Lawyer Award of Merit, June 1, 2008 - Present Super Lawyers – Insurance Law 2017 - 2023 Council Bluffs 20 under 40, 2009 Other Sources of Feedback About Robert Livingston Included on the 2025Great Plains Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2024 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2023 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2022 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2021 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2020 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2019 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2018 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2017 Great Plains Super Lawyers list

• Partner

• Iowa Court of Appeals Caselaw Update 2016, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers, February 24, 2017 - Present
• "Litigation: Essential Apps and Websites for Litigators", Iowa Bar Association Annual Meeting, June 20, 2017 - Present

• Meyer v. Birkey
• Citation: 2015 WL 7300538 (N.D. Iowa, November 18, 2015)
• Court: ND Iowa
• Year: 2015
• Serial Number: 2015 WL 7300538
• HLG Farms II, LLC, v. City of Hamburg
• Citation: 619 Fed. Appx. 562 (8th Cir. October 22, 2015)
• Court: 8th Cir
• Serial Number: 619 Fed. Appx. 562
• Mayhugh v. Dea
• Citation: 871 N.W.2d 704 (Iowa Ct. App. 2015)
• Court: Iowa Ct. App
• Serial Number: 871 N.W.2d 705
• Lakin v. Richards Farm Ltd.
• Citation: 862 N.W.2d 414 (Iowa Ct. App. 2015)
• Serial Number: 862 N.W.2d 414
• In re Marriage of Schmadeke
• Citation: 856 N.W.2d 2 (Iowa Ct. App. 2014)
• Year: 2014
• Serial Number: 856 N.W.2d 2
• MGM Apartments, LLC, v. Mid-Century Ins. Co.
• Citation: 844 N.W.2d 469 (Iowa Ct. App. 2014)
• Serial Number: 844 N.W.2d 469 (Iowa Ct. App. 2014)
• Aguilera v. Wright County Iowa
• Citation: 990 F.Supp.2d 926 (N.D. Iowa 2014)
• Serial Number: 990 F.Supp.2d 926
• Phelps v. Powers
• Citation: 5 F.Supp.2d 1036 (S.D. Iowa 2013)
• Court: SD Iowa
• Year: 2013
• Serial Number: 5 F.Supp.2d 1036
• Oshlo Wilkinson Dairy Queen v. Blume
• Citation: 860 N.W.2d 924 (Iowa Ct. App. December 24, 2014)
• Citation: 90 F.Supp.3d 833 (S.D. Iowa January 22, 2015)
• Citation: 63 F.Supp.3d 943 (S.D. Iowa December 3, 2014)
• Citation: 50 F.Supp.3d 1057 (N.D. Iowa October 6, 2014)
• Citation: 295 F.R.D. 349 (S.D. Iowa October 31, 2013)
• Hansen-Mueller Co. v. Gau
• Citation: 838 N.W.2d 138 (Iowa Ct. App. August 21, 2013)
• Chicago Ins. Co v. City of Council Bluffs
• Citation: 713 F.3d 963 (8th Cir. April 30, 2013)
• Woodward v. Monona County Bd of Sup'rs
• Citation: 825 N.W.2d 327 (Iowa Ct. App. November 15, 2012)
• Year: 2012
• Harrington v. City of Council Bluffs
• Citation: 2012 WL 1470266 (8th Cir. April 30, 2012)
• Genesis Ins. Co. v. City of Council Bluffs
• Citation: 2012 WL 1648842 (8th Cir. May 11, 2012)
• Harrington v. Wilber
• Citation: 743 F.Supp.2d 1013 (S.D. Iowa 2010)
• Year: 2010
• Citation: 743 F.Supp.2d 1006 (S.D. Iowa 2010)
• Collier v. Swede, LLC
• Citation: 777 N.W.2d 129 (Iowa App. 2009)
• Court: Iowa App
• Year: 2009
• Baker v. Boyle
• Citation: 327 Fed. Appx. 600 (8th Cir. 2009)
• McGhee v. Pottawattamie County Iowa
• Citation: 547 F.3d 922 (8th Cir. 2008), cert
• Year: 2008
• McGhee v. Pottawattamie County
• Citation: 475 F.Supp.2d (S.D. Iowa 2007)
• Year: 2007
• Sylvester v. Mills County
• Citation: 760 N.W.2d 209 (Iowa App. 2008)
• Weimer v. International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
• Citation: 2007 WL 1959103 (N.D. Iowa July 3, 2007)
• Kuiper v. International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
• Citation: 240 F.R.D. 438 (N.D. Iowa 2007)
• Frazier v. Winfield
• Citation: 252 Fed. Appx. 117 (8th Cir. 2007)
• Remmes v. International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
• Citation: 453 F.Supp.2d 1058 (N.D. Iowa 2006)
• Year: 2006
• Citation: 2006 WL 3422161 (N.D. Iowa Nov. 28, 2006)
• Citation: 2006 WL 3422058 (N.D. Iowa Nov. 28, 2006)
• VW Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Clarinda
• Citation: 2006 WL 2872096 (Iowa App. Oct. 11, 2006)
• Wildner v. Wendorff
• Citation: 723 N.W.2d 451 (Iowa App. 2006)
• In re Marriage of Wallace
• Citation: 711 N.W.2d 732 (Iowa App. 2006)
• Citation: 389 F.Supp.2d 1080 (N.D. Iowa 2005)
• Year: 2005

• Board of Education of the Lewis Central School District, 2009 - 2017
• Commissioner of the West Pottawattamie County Soil and Water Conservation District
• Southwest Regional Office Advisory Council for Iowa Legal Aid, Chair, 2015 - 2018
• Southwest Regional Office Advisory Council for Iowa Legal Aid, Member, 2014 - 2018
• Children’s Square USA, Board of Directors, 2011 - 2017
• Iowa State Bar Review School, Inc., Member, 1997 - 2010
• Iowa State Bar Review School, Inc., President, 2004 - 2008
• Southwest Iowa Lawyer League, Member, 2000 - Present
• Representative Clients
• Iowa Communities Assurance Pool
• Public Entity Risk Services, Inc.
• York Risk Services Group
• American Risk Pooling Consultants, Inc.
• State Farm Fire and Casualty
• General Casualty
• Assisted Housing Risk Management Association
• GEICO
• Numerous private individuals and companies

• U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa, 2002
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 2002
• Iowa, 2000
• Nebraska, 2000
• U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 2002
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2002
• Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2008
• U.S. District Court District of South Dakota
• South Dakota, 2018
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2008

• American Board of Trial Advocates, 2016 - Present (Member)
• Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2012 - Present (Fellow and Board Member)
• Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, May 1, 2016 - Present (Member)
• Iowa State Bar Association, February 1, 2012 - June 1, 2019 (Board of Governors)
• Pottawattamie County Bar Association, August 1, 2000 - Present (Member)
• Pottawattamie County Bar Association, January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2010 (Former President)
• American Bar Association, March 1, 2016 - July 1, 2017 (Council Member-at-Large GPSolo Division)
• American Bar Association, August 1, 2015 - July 1, 2017 (Committee member corporate sponsorship GPSolo)
• Iowa State Bar Association, 2000 - Present (Member)
• Iowa Bar Association, Young Lawyer’s Division, 1997 - 2010 (Member)
• Iowa Bar Association, Young Lawyer’s Division, 2004 - 2008 (President)
• Pottawattamie County Bar Association, 2008 - 2009 (Vice-President)