Robert Jacob Hurtt

Overview Rob likes to help people with trust problems. While he advocates for clients in all kinds of litigation contexts - from traditional commercial litigation to product liability cases - Robs practice involves a significant focus on fiduciary litigation. Individuals and businesses facing lawsuits involving wills and trusts rely on Rob to bring clarity to a process that most find unfamiliar. He has worked as lead counsel and as part of a larger trial team for both beneficiaries and trustees on trust contests, breach of trust actions, accounting actions, and estate administrations. In addition, he handles other financial and fiduciary disputes for banking and lending clients. Robs work also involves managing the defense of entire dockets of product liability and premises liability cases for Fortune 500 manufacturing, chemical, and petrochemical companies. Rob has practiced in multiple state and federal courts, and he also routinely represents clients in arbitration. Whether serving as first-chair at trial or helping clients resolve disputes in mediation, Rob finds strategic options for clients that lead to favorable outcomes. He is experienced at drafting and arguing pleadings and motions; deposing and examining witnesses, both at deposition and at trial; and all levels of discovery, including eDiscovery. He also has represented clients through the appellate stage, working on both the briefing and oral argument. Industries Manufacturing Technology Transportation Services Asbestos Litigation Class Action Defense Commercial Litigation Emerging Companies Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution Toxic Tort Trust, Estate, & Fiduciary Litigation Recognition Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America Mass Tort Litigation - Class Actions - Defendants, 2023-2025 Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, 2021-2025 Education J. D., Saint Louis University School of Lawmagna cum laude Saint Louis University Law Journal, Notes and Comments editor Academic Excellence Awards in civil procedure, evidence, healthcare, negotiation, and Brandeis seminar Order of the Woolsack Theodore McMillian Endowed Scholarship Samuel I. Sievers Writing Award Deans Select Scholarship B. J., University of Missouri School of Journalismmagna cum laude Bob Broeg Sportswriters Scholarship Kappa Tau Alpha, national honor society Admissions Missouri Illinois U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri U. S. District Court, Western District of Missouri U. S. District Court, Central District of Illinois U. S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois U. S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana Professional Memberships and Certifications Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis