Sharpe, Robert L.

Since graduating from Creighton Law School in 1984, Randy Shanks has focused his law practice on protecting the rights of people who have been seriously injured and harmed by the wrongful acts of others, corporations and insurance companies.

Randy Shanks has represented individuals in all forms of personal injury and wrongful death litigation. His practice areas are motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home neglect, and worker's compensation cases.

On behalf of his clients, Randy Shanks has obtained verdicts and settlements that total in the millions of dollars.

Randy Shanks is past President of the Iowa Academy of Trial Attorneys (2010-11), a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers where fellowship is extended only by invitation to those experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality. Randy also is a member of the American and Iowa Associations for Justice.

Because our system of justice is adversarial in nature, the outcome of your case is often determined by the advocacy skills of your lawyer. When your future is at stake, EXPERIENCE MATTERS!

Verdict List:

• $15 million dollar verdict against IBP in favor of Kevin Wilson based upon IBP’s improper conduct in handling Mr. Wilson’s worker’s compensation case. See Wilson v. IBP & Diane Arndt, Pottawattamie County Law No. 6400, decided December 2, 1994.
• $1.6 million dollar verdict against the City of Council Bluffs and its police officer in favor of Richard Bryant for personal injuries sustained by Mr. Bryant in a motor vehicle collision. See Bryant v. City of Council Bluffs & Patricia Kay Higgins, Pottawattamie County Law No. 73514, decided December 4, 1998.
• $1.1 million dollar verdict against Super 8 Motel in favor of Duane Bender for personal injuries sustained by Mr. Bender in a fall on the motel’s premises. See Bender v. Wise Motels, Inc. d/b/a Super 8 Motel, Pottawattamie County Law No. 080675, decided January 27, 2003.
• $400,000.00 verdict in favor of union workers against the owner of Titan Tire Company in Des Moines, Iowa based upon the owner’s defamatory remarks about the Plaintiffs. See Brummett, et al v. Maurice Taylor, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa No. 4:02-cv-10575, decided December 12, 2007.