Bruce Michael Rivers

Sold my dad a dream. Took his money, and dad got convicted. This is what happened on records. Bruce and Martha Holton Dimick were recused. Do not trust this attorney with your life. These are facts LeBrent Speed, juror number 19 was removed and transcripts under oath are coming Paperwork poste...d here https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16xGUum42S/?mibextid=wwXIfr

He’s sleaze. First time offender. Hired this guy because I was refereed to. Months of no communication, and a handful of emails that were only answered by his assistant. Phone meetings were constantly being forgotten and rescheduled. Worst period of my life, ended up being as useless as a wet fart....

Bruce was hired for my wife in a long and serious Federal case with a possible life sentence. He promised a high level of expertise and competence. But when it came to actual representation, he was severely and shockingly deficient. My wife was the least involved in the case and came away with one o...f the harshest sentences. Bruce was compensated in the high 6 figures but spent less time with his client and took very few notes than public defenders assigned by the court. Some of the failures of Mr. Rivers were: 1. Failed to correct a federal agents false testimony about his clients actions when he knew the agent had lied, and had the evidence and witness to prove it during trial 2. Agreed to allow inadmissible evidence into trial from a previous case and did not bother to check that the evidence was last given to people offered immunity from the prosecutors 3. Allowed the prosecutors to comment on his clients right to remain silent during trial with no objection 4. Visited his client less than 6 times for at most 30 minutes per visit, took few notes and frequently did not remember the facts of the case in 7 week trial 5. Wrote the sentencing memorandum at the last minutes, with errors and misspelled words It was before sentencing that we fired Bruce. The poorly written sentencing memorandum was the last straw. These are just some of the failures of Mr. Rivers. I failed my wife and should have fired him the first time he visited her and she was crying saying he would not listen. My lesson learned is that when a lawyer defends their work by saying, and I quote "I did my fiduciary responsibility as a lawyer" run away ASAP and hire a new lawyer.

I had a bad experience with this attorney, it was a simple case but he made it complicated, once he got the money I never heard from him again until court date, then he was so late to my court that the judge was so fed up of waiting that at the moment he showed up the judge pretty much ignored th le ...fact that I had a private attorney and it was like he never step feet in court he didnt even advocate for me.

STOP!!!DO NOT HIRE THIS ATTORNEY!!!! January 2019 Bruce Rivers was first hired to get my seized truck back.After telling him circumstances his EXACT words were, "For $3500 I 100% guarantee I'll get you your truck back." Well what he did was kept putting off the court date. Finally 6 months later my e...x and I go to my hearing. No attorney was present. Judge asks who I am and says oh yes the procecuter and Mr. Rivers informed him criminal charges would be filed soon making this hearing irrelevant.(still waiting for 3500 refund) So he says they are gonna charge me but doesn't know with what but he want $15000 now. He says he will work with $5000 more making it $8500 total and we figure out rest later. In Dec.2019 he says they put warrant out and to turn myself in.(he gave them 11 months to turn the guy originally charged against me, instead if fighting for my truck right away) Once in custody Bruce did not show up for ANY of my hearing. Though he was paid $3500 in Jan-2019 and $5000 in June-2019 at my 2nd hearing he missed the judge told me Bruce had not even registered as my legal attorney. And this was January or February 2020. He'd been hired a year ago. Very rarely could I even reach him by phone. I was in Polk county jail 72 days and he did not go over my discovery with me AT ALL. Didn't even get me copy of it for 60 days. I repeatedly told the lady that answers his phone I wanted a bail reduction hearing or a 1 day furlough to take care of my CDL. He did neither. He said prosecutor would pull plea deal if he asked for a furlough or bail reduction hearing. I wanted to go to trial but Bruce said we would lose and all he talked about was how good prosecutor is and how big our fish to fry is. So he says plead to 3rd degree poss. He said S.A. says I have 3 points but he doesn't think I do. I know I don't, I have 2. So THE ONLY HEARING HE SHOWED UP FOR IS MY GUILTY PLEA. There he says ya you do have 3 points. He shows me a handwritten point sheet from S.A. not a PSI calculations sheet. He gave me a FULL FELONY POINT for a past misdemeanor. And when I said no I want a PSI Bruce said no that will push sentencing out 4 months and SA would pull deal(how, guilty plea in already and it would've been just sentencing hearing). I could go on &on about what Bruce did not do for me but I will just leave it at I want my money back for breach of contract, I am reporting all this and more(he called my ex and her attorney and was screaming and swearing at them) to the lawyers professional board , the bar, anyone I can report him to. he didn't show up for any hearings but one... I've applied for the MN Office of the Appellate Public Defender to take my case to fix my points since my hired attorney was incapable of doing his job. One more thing to note. SA wanted fine of $500. I said to Bruce argue that they are getting $13000 truck that's enough. He stated he wasn't gonna worry bout $500.(course not he sat back collected $8500 to show up for a plea bargain) Luckily we didn't mute mic and judge heard that and way lowered the fine. Chad