Academy Member Inducted 2015
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Robert D. Litz
500 N. Broadway, Suite 1800
Saint Louis, MO 63102
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- Practice Commenced1993
- # of MEDS (as of 21/11/24)250
- # of ARBS (as of 21/11/24)100
Current Practice
Online / In-Person
- COLUMBIA
- JEFFERSON CITY
- JOPLIN-MIAMI
- KANSAS CITY/OVERLAND PARK
- QUINCY-HANNIBAL
- SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON
- ST. LOUIS
Biographical
Mr. Litz is President of USA&M and an experienced civil trial lawyer, arbitrator and mediator. The majority of his practice has been concentrated in commercial lending, lender liability and bankruptcy proceedings. Since 1993, he has arbitrated and mediated cases involving breach of contract, real estate, employment, partnership dissolution, personal injury, loan defaults, general corporate, securities, products liability and computer contract matters. Adjunct Professor of Law at Washington University 2005 - 2018 teaching arbitration and mediation courses and has authored publications in numerous periodicals, including the Missouri Bar Journal, the St. Louis Bar Journal, the Missouri Business Law Quarterly, and the Missouri Bar "Litigation Settlements" deskbook ADR chapter. He has served as faculty for various ADR training programs and seminars, including the American Arbitration Association's ADR Super Conferences (Washington D.C. and New York, NY), the Practicing Law Institute (New York, NY), The Missouri Bar, University of Missouri-Columbia and Kansas City, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, U.S. Arbitration & Mediation, and Washington University. He is admitted to the Missouri Bar (1981); U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri (1981); 8th Circuit Court of Appeals (1981); and 11th Circuit Court of Appeals (1989).
Case Experience
- Automotive
- Aviation
- Banking & Finance
- Bankruptcy/Creditors
- Business Dissolution
- Class Actions
- Commercial/Business
- Community Associations
- Condominiums
- Construction
- Consumer Fraud
- Contract Disputes
- Debt Collections
- Discrimination
- Education
- EEOC
- Employment
- Engineering
- Environmental
- Family Businesses
- Franchise
- Health Care
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Internet
- Landlord/Tenant
- Legal Malpractice
- Lemon Law
- Medical Malpractice
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Mortgage Foreclosure
- Non-profit Organizations
- Partnerships
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Probate
- Product Liability
- Professional Fees
- Professional Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Professional Negligence
- Property Damage
- Railroad & Trucking
- Real Estate
- Religious Institutions
- Securities
- Sexual Harassment
- Shareholder Disputes
- Software
- Technology
- Title Disputes
- Torts
- Transportation
- Trusts / Estates
- Wage & Hour/FMLA
- Workers' Compensation
- Wrongful Death
Education
- Drake University, B.A. 1979
- University of Missouri-Kansas City, J.D. 1981
- American College of E-Neutrals Electronic Discovery E-Neutral Training, 2011
- Washington University Civil Mediation Training, 2005
- USA&M Transitional Training, 2005
- NASD Arbitrator Training, 2005
- AAA Annual Arbitrator Updates, 2002-2005
- AAA Arbitrator II Training, 2002
- AAA Commercial Arbitrator Training, 1999
- AAA Arbitrator and Mediator Training, 1993
Memberships & Affiliations
- American Bar Association (Section of Dispute Resolution; Litigation Section)
- The Missouri Bar (Commercial Law Committee-Former Vice Chairman, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee- Chair 2003-2006);
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee-Chair 2015-2016, 1997-2003, Business Law Section)
- American College of E-Neutrals (Fellow)
- American Bar Foundation (Life Fellow)
Rates Information
Rob Litz has a 4-hour minimum.
2 party rate is $250/party/hour
3 party rate is $200/party/hour
4 party rate is $175/party/hour
Please call 314-231-4642 for details.