Robert J. Selsor concentrates his practice in the area of fiduciary and estate litigation as well as select areas of commercial litigation, and has significant trial and appellate practice in all of those areas. Prior to entering private practice, he served as a clerk to a federal district judge in St. Louis. A popular lecturer among members of The Missouri Bar, the former Fulbright Scholar teaches probate, trust and fiduciary litigation to a wide variety of attorneys throughout the state. He is a fellow in the prestigious American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and one of a relatively small number of pure litigators to be admitted to that organization. He is recognized by Super Lawyers as one of the top 100 lawyers in Missouri. He currently chairs a Missouri Bar committee on fiduciary litigation and is active in the drafting of new laws.
Mr. Selsor's practice is divided between plaintiff and defense work and involves practice before a variety of state and federal tribunals, including state circuit courts, federal district courts, as well as the Missouri Supreme Court, the federal Courts of Appeals for the Eighth and Seventh Circuits, and the United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Selsor is active in mediation and arbitration as well and is often recommended by the courts to serve as a mediator in trust and probate disputes. In 2010, he served as mediator in a trust dispute involving claims exceeding $100 million.
Mr. Selsor has represented individuals and corporations in a wide variety of circumstances. He has represented Lloyds of London, a Big Five accounting firm, several of the nation’s largest banks, and tried what is believed to be the largest contested conservatorship suit in Missouri history. He has also successfully pursued claims against a number of fiduciaries, including trust companies, as well as several Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Selsor has likewise done pro bono work on behalf of individuals involving lead poisoning, probate disputes and small business issues and has served as chairman of the firm's pro bono committee. He served for 13 years as counsel for an inmate on Missouri’s death row. Mr. Selsor founded a public charitable foundation while still in his twenties that has since raised several million dollars. He remains as president of the organization.