Gary was admitted to the Bar in Missouri in 1978 and the Bar in Illinois in 1979. He is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits.
Gary is a past President of The Harmonie Group and is a past and current Member on the Board of Directors of The Harmonie Group. He is also a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel and The Defense Research Institute. Gary is the former Chairman for the International Association of Defense Counsel Construction Litigation Committee. He is an advocate for American Board of Trial Advocates. Other affiliations: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Lawyers Association of St. Louis, The Missouri Bar, Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers, and the Illinois State Bar Association.
Gary completed the American Academy of Attorney-Mediators’ training program in 1994 and serves as a Mediator for USA&M on cases pending in various courts in the St. Louis area.
Gary co-authored “Architects and Engineers’ Liability” for the Missouri Tort Law CLE Desk Book series and “Waiver of Subrogation and Allocation of Risk in Construction Contracts” for The Defense Counsel Journal. He is also a frequent lecturer at Continuing Legal Education seminars and trial practice seminars sponsored by the Bar and other professional organizations. He also served twice as a faculty member in 1998 and 2003 for the Trial Academy sponsored by the International Association of Defense Counsel in Boulder, Colorado. His Martindale-Hubbell rating is AV.
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Associations & Organizations
The Harmonie Group
- Past President and Current Member on Board of Directors
International Association of Defense Counsel
- Chairman, Construction Law Committee, 1996 – 1997
Defense Research Institute
The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis
Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
Lawyers Association of St. Louis
United States Arbitration & Mediation Midwest, Inc (USA& M)
- Mediator
Awards & Honors
Named one of America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® for 2019 and 2020
Named one of America’s Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators® for 2019 and 2020
Included in the 2008, 2017, 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America for Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Selected as the recipient of the Ben Ely, Jr. Outstanding Defense Lawyer Award – The Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers – 2017
America’s Most Honored Professionals, Top 5% – The American Registry – 2015
Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers List: Top Rated Professional Liability Attorney, St. Louis, MO – 2005, 2011-2016
Member, American Board of Trial Attorneys, Inducted 2007
Background
Principal, Pitzer Snodgrass, P.C. (2011 – Present)
Founding Principal, Rabbitt, Pitzer & Snodgrass, P.C. (1991 – 2010)
Principal, Brown, James & Rabbitt, P.C. (1984 – 1991)
Associate, Brown, James & Rabbitt, P.C. (1981 – 1984 )
Associate, Moser, Marsalek, Carpenter, Cleary, Jaeckel, Keaney & Brown (1978 – 1980)
Education
Saint Louis University
- J.D., 1978
Michigan State University
- M.A., Philosophy, Magna Cum Laude, 1975
Saint Louis University
- B.A., Psychology, Cum Laude, 1973
Licensure
Missouri
Illinois
United States District Court
- Eastern District of Missouri
United States Court of Appeals
- Seventh Circuit
- Eighth Circuit
ADR Certifications
Court Approved Mediator
State of Missouri
United States Arbitration and Mediation Midwest, Inc.
