Alex Rives

Associate

P
(309) 225-5560
F
820 SW Adams Street
Suite C
Peoria
,
IL
61602

PRACTICE AREAS

General Liability and Casualty Defense

Transportation Industry

Admissions

Illinois

Education

Southern Illinois University School of Law

J.D., 2020

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

B.A., 2017

Alex Rives is an associate in Chartwell Law’s Peoria office. She dedicates her practice to the defense of clients in the trucking and transportation industries and in the areas of general liability and casualty defense. Whether in the courtroom or on scene following a major accident, Alex’s empathy, passion and legal abilities combine to make her an effective and skilled litigator who surpasses her clients’ needs.

Before joining Chartwell Law, Alex began her legal career as an associate in the Peoria office of a regional law firm where she gained extensive experience in civil defense litigation. During law school, she interned as a federal law clerk for the Honorable Sue. E. Myerscough of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois and participated in guardian ad litem representation of child abuse and neglect victims through her law school’s legal clinic. Alex also competed in national moot court competitions and was selected as a national member of The Order of Barristers for her excellence in brief writing and courtroom advocacy.

Professional Associations

Defense Research Institute

Illinois Defense Counsel

Illinois State Bar Association

Peoria County Bar Association

Articles

“Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Police Officers in Use of Force Case Against Individual Suffering from Mental Illness,” Illinois Defense Counsel Quarterly (2021)

Alex Rives is an associate in Chartwell Law’s Peoria office. She dedicates her practice to the defense of clients in the trucking and transportation industries and in the areas of general liability and casualty defense. Whether in the courtroom or on scene following a major accident, Alex’s empathy, passion and legal abilities combine to make her an effective and skilled litigator who surpasses her clients’ needs.

Before joining Chartwell Law, Alex began her legal career as an associate in the Peoria office of a regional law firm where she gained extensive experience in civil defense litigation. During law school, she interned as a federal law clerk for the Honorable Sue. E. Myerscough of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois and participated in guardian ad litem representation of child abuse and neglect victims through her law school’s legal clinic. Alex also competed in national moot court competitions and was selected as a national member of The Order of Barristers for her excellence in brief writing and courtroom advocacy.

Professional Associations

Defense Research Institute

Illinois Defense Counsel

Illinois State Bar Association

Peoria County Bar Association

Articles

“Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Police Officers in Use of Force Case Against Individual Suffering from Mental Illness,” Illinois Defense Counsel Quarterly (2021)

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Articles & Blogs
Hear from the Women of Chartwell Law: Is there An Experience or Woman Who Influenced You as A Child?
Hear from the Women of Chartwell Law: Is there An Experience or Woman Who Influenced You as A Child?
Chartwell Law’s women attorneys share their views on the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in their personal and professional lives.
Hear from the Women of Chartwell Law: Is there An Experience or Woman Who Influenced You as A Child?
Chartwell Law’s women attorneys share their views on the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in their personal and professional lives.
March 10, 2023
March 10, 2023