Robert Plunkert is an attorney with Pitzer Snodgrass, specializing in civil litigation. He earned his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Psychology and History, with a minor in Philosophy, from Boston College in 2006. In 2009, he received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Saint Louis University School of Law, concentrating in Civil and Criminal Litigation Skills.
During his time at Saint Louis University, Bob was honored with the Saint Louis University Legal Services Award in 2008 and served as a SLU Law Journal Editor from 2008–2009. He was admitted to the Missouri Bar in 2009 and the Illinois Bar in 2010. His licensure extends to the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, the Central and Southern Districts of Illinois, and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Eighth, Seventh, and Tenth Circuits, as well as the United States Supreme Court.
Robert began his career as an Associate at Brown and James, P.C., (2009–2012), before joining Pitzer Snodgrass, P.C. as an Associate (2012–2017). He has been a Principal at Pitzer Snodgrass, P.C. since 2018. His expertise and leadership have been pivotal to the firm’s success.
Active in professional associations, Bob serves as the Civil Rights Chair for The Harmonie Group and is a member of The Lawyers Association of St. Louis. His excellence in appellate advocacy was recognized with the David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award in 2018.
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Associations & Organizations
The Harmonie Group – Civil Rights Chair
The Lawyers Association of St. Louis
Awards & Honors
Background
Principal, Pitzer Snodgrass, P.C. (2021-present)
Managing Principal, Pitzer Snodgrass, P.C. (2020-2021)
Principal, Pitzer Snodgrass, P.C. (2018 – 2020)
Associate, Pitzer Snodgrass, P.C. (2012 – 2017)
Associate, Brown and James, P.C. (2009 – 2012)
Education
- J.D., 2009
Boston College
- B.A., double major, Psychology & History; minor in Philosophy, 2006
Licensure
Missouri
Illinois
United States District Court
- Eastern District of Missouri
- Western District of Missouri
- Central District of Illinois
- Southern District of Illinois
United States Court of Appeals
- Eighth Circuit
- Seventh Circuit
- Tenth Circuit
United States Supreme Court
Publications & Seminars
- Co-presenter, The Harmonie Group, Rights Associated With a Vehicle Stop, San Antonio, TX, February 25, 2025.
- Moderator, The Harmonie Group, Civil Rights Seminar, Virtual, March 26, 2025
- Co-Presenter, Harmonie Group, Topic: “Student for Fair Admissions, Inc., and Affirmative Action,” Virtual, March 26, 2025
- Co-presenter, 2023 DPRCG (Design Professional Risk Control Group) Convocation, “Loss Prevention and Complex Construction Projects”, Tucson, Arizona, October 19, 2023.
- Presenter, Eastern Missouri Police Academy Police Leadership and Command Preparatory Academy: Legal Considerations for Personnel Management, “Leadership Considerations: Liability and Law Enforcement”, Lake St. Louis, MO, September 1, 2022, March 24, 2023, and August 31, 2023.
- Author, “Police Pursuit Liability in Missouri,” 79 Journal of the Missouri Bar 48 (March/April, 2023)
- Presenter, Eastern Missouri Police Academy First Line Supervision, “Police Officers: Individual Liability, Supervisory Liability, the Sunshine Act, and Preservation of Evidence”, Lake St. Louis, MO, August 19, 2022
- Presenter, The Harmonie Group Transportation Seminar, “Rights Associated With a Vehicle Stop”, Denver, CO, August 3, 2022
- Presenter, Missouri City Clerks and Finance Officers Association (Spring Institute), Topic: “The Sunshine Act and Liability Concerns”, Columbia, Missouri, March 2021
- Moderator, The Harmonie Group, Civil Rights Seminar (II), Virtual, May 2021
- Author, “Understanding the Equitable Remedies of Contribution and Indemnity in Construction Law,” 77 Journal of the Missouri Bar 1 (January/February, 2021)
- Moderator, The Harmonie Group, Civil Rights Seminar, Virtual, January 2021
- Presenter, The Harmonie Group, Topic: “The History of Qualified Immunity”, Virtual, January 2021
- Presenter, National Business Institute, Topic: “Legal Ethics of Email”, City of St. Louis, Missouri, June 2019.
- Presenter, Missouri City Clerks and Finance Officers Association, Topic: “The Sunshine Act and Liability Concerns”, St. Charles County, Missouri, April 2018
- Presenter, POST Continuing Law Enforcement Credit, Topic: “Police Liability, the Sunshine Act, and Preservation of Evidence”, St. Louis County, Missouri, April 2018
- Author, “A Practitioner’s Guide to the ‘Something More’ Doctrine,” 70 Journal of the Missouri Bar 92 (March/April, 2014)
- Author, “The Aryan Brotherhood, Crawford, and the Death Penalty”, 53 Saint Louis University Law Journal 663 (Winter, 2009)
