Peter obtained his certificate as a mediator from the University of Missouri Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution in 1995. Over the past twenty five years, he has been certified as a mediator in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, and in the Circuit Courts for both the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County. He has successfully mediated hundreds of lawsuits and other disputes for both plaintiffs and defendants. He is affiliated with Alaris ADR Services for both mediations and arbitrations and is available for both in-person and on-line dispute resolution services.
Peter is a Member of The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Chair, Municipal Law and Practice Committee 1992-1993); The Lawyers Association of St. Louis (President, 2002); and the International Association of Defense Counsel. He served as President of the Eastern Missouri/Southern Illinois Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates from 2010 to 2011.
Peter is an adjunct faculty member at Webster University in the Legal Studies Program since 2003. He also has taught advanced trial practice at the St. Louis University School of Law for the past 10 years. He is a volunteer lawyer for Legal Services of Eastern Missouri and is a frequent speaker at CLE programs on litigation and trial practice. He has tried over 180 cases to jury verdict in State and Federal courts and concentrates his practice on the defense of general civil litigation with an emphasis on defending civil rights suits against police officers.
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Associations & Organizations
The Lawyers Association of St. Louis
- President, 2001 – 2002
The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis
- Municipal Law and Practice Committee Chair, 1993 – 1994
Adjunct Faculty, Webster University, St. Louis
- 2003 – Present: Tort Law, Civil Procedure and Jurisprudence
American Board of Trial Advocates
- Chapter President, 2010 – 2011
St. Louis University School of Law
- Adjunct Faculty 2009 – Present: Advanced Trial Advocacy and Civil Rights Law
Awards & Honors
Included in the 2019 Edition of The Best Laywers in America for Employment Law
Lawyers Association Award of Honor (2023)
Background
Principal, Pitzer Snodgrass, P.C. (2011 – Present)
Principal, Rabbitt, Pitzer & Snodgrass, P.C. (1991 – 2010)
Associate, Brown, James & Rabbitt, P.C. (1985 – 1991)
Staff Trial Attorney, 21st Judicial Circuit (St. Louis County) State of Missouri, Office of the Public Defender
Community Involvement
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
- Volunteer Lawyer of the Year 2005
American Board of Trial Advocates 2007 – Present;
- President, 2010 – 2011, Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois Chapter
- 2005 Advocate
Small World Adoption Foundation of Missouri, Inc.
Education
University of Missouri, Columbia
- J.D., 1983
Saint Louis University
- A.B. History, 1978
Experience
Litigation
In thirty five years as a lawyer, Peter Dunne has tried over 180 jury trials to verdict in the State and Federal courts of Missouri and Illinois.
Mediation
Peter Dunne has been a certified Mediator for over 24 years. He has successfully mediated hundreds of state and federal court lawsuits and other non-litigation disputes relating to personal injury, employment, civil rights, professional liability and malpractice, business disputes and other damages claims.
Licensure
Missouri
Illinois
United States District Courts
- Eastern District of Missouri
- Western District of Missouri
- Southern District of Illinois
United States Court of Appeals
- 8th Circuit
Supreme Court of the United States
ADR Certifications
Court Approved Mediator
St. Louis City Circuit Court
St. Louis County Circuit Court
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
