Robert Will

Practice Areas

Trust & Estate Litigation

Class Action

Professional Liability

Appellate Litigation

Complex Litigation

Environmental, Chemical & Toxic Tort

Real Estate

Career

Bob Will is a respected litigator and trusted advisor in trust and estate disputes, known for his leadership in complex litigation and his ability to guide clients through high-stakes conflicts.

Bob serves as a Practice Group Leader for the Trust & Estate Litigation practice group. He advises clients on matters related to trust and estate litigation, class action and other complex litigation, professional liability, and eminent domain.

A frequent speaker and author on topics relating to his areas of practice, Bob is committed to continuing legal education. He is also deeply involved in civic and charitable organizations and works for the betterment of the legal profession through his longstanding membership in a number of national and local bar associations, including serving as a long-time leader in the American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation. He is a Fellow of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF).

Bob is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and was selected for inclusion in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® from 2009 to 2010 and 2013 to 2024. He was named “Lawyer of the Year” for Litigation – Trusts and Estates in 2023 by Best Lawyers®, and has been included in Best Lawyers® annual list from 2019 to 2026.

Professional Memberships

Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation

Section of Litigation, American Bar Association

Council Member (2024-present)

Division Director (2018-2024), Co-chair, Pretrial Practice and Discovery Committee (2015-2018), Homeless Experience Legal Protection (2014-2015), Trust and Estate Litigation Committee (2012-2014), Condemnation, Zoning and Land Use Committee (2009-2012), Website editor (2005-2009)

Member, Missouri Bar Fiduciary Litigation Committee (2012-present)

Illinois State Bar Association

St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers Program

Instructor and judge, BAMSL Annual Moot Court Competitions, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

Experience

In re: Trust Under Last Will and Testament of August A. Busch, Jr., No. 1722-PR00463 (St. Louis City Circuit Court, Probate Division)

In the Matter of the Charles H. Stix Testamentary Trust, 480 S.W.3d 373 (Mo. App. E.D. 2015)

Palmer v. Asarco Incorporated, 510 F.Supp.2d 519, 2007 WL 2405660 (N.D. Okla. 2007)

Education