Biography
Paul Brusati is an accomplished commercial and appellate litigator, with experience at every level of the Missouri appellate courts and the federal circuits.
His appellate experience ranges from cases involving employment, products liability, tax, medical malpractice, family law, personal injury, real estate and insurance issues, to felony criminal appeals. He has briefed and argued dozens of appeals in state and federal court, including the Supreme Court of Missouri, the Missouri Court of Appeals and the federal appellate courts.
In addition, Paul works as a volunteer attorney for the Missouri Coalition for the Right to Counsel, where he takes on complex public defender appeals pro bono.
Before joining the firm, Paul served as a law clerk to Judge Laura Denvir Stith of the Supreme Court of Missouri.
Services and Industries
Education
- Saint Louis University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude)
- Order of the Woolsack
- Deans Honor Scholarship
- Saint Louis University Public Law Review (Editor)
- University of Missouri (B.A.)
- Psychology
Admissions
Professional Activities
- Appellate Practice Committee of the Missouri Bar (Vice-Chair of the Continuing Legal Education Sub-Committee)
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) – Pathfinder (2022)
- The Missouri Bar
- St. Louis County Bar Association
- National Italian American Bar Association
Charitable and Civic Involvement
- People with Purpose (Board member)
- Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry
- Missouri Coalition for the Right to Counsel
Accolades
- The Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation (2022-present)
- Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers®, Rising Star (2019-present)
- Up & Coming Award, Missouri Lawyers Weekly (2021)
- Roy F. Essen Memorial Award for Outstanding Work as a Young Lawyer, St. Louis County Bar Association (2020)
Background
Prior to working as a law clerk for Judge Laura Denvir Stith, Paul interned at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri and served as a judicial extern for Judge Roy Richter of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District. He also served as a summer associate at Armstrong Teasdale.
