Ron Ribaudo

A former Assistant Attorney General and appellate law clerk, Mr. Ribaudo founded The Ribaudo Law Firm in 2008. Mr. Ribaudo, who has worked on appeals in the U.S. Supreme Court, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Missouri Supreme Court, and the Missouri Court of Appeals (W.D., S.D., and E.D.), is licensed in Missouri. (He previously was admitted to practice in Illinois, Kansas, and New York.) He graduated in the top of his class, and was a (publishing) member of the Missouri Law Review. Mr. Ribaudo's primary practice area is appellate law. In 2007, he drafted an amicus curiae brief for the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Missouri and 20 other states. He works on civil and criminal appeals, as well as extraordinary writs (e.g., mandamus & prohibition). He also handles has extensive experience working on habeas corpus actions, state and federal, including death-penalty cases.

• Civil Litigation
• Constitutional Law

• Free Consultation
  For appeals, I give short (30-minute) free consultations.
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  I am open to flat-fee agreements in some cases.

Illinois

Supreme Court of Illinois

2004-2009

Kansas

Kansas Supreme Court

ID Number: 21336

Since 2003

Missouri

The Missouri Bar

ID Number: 53833

Since 2002

New York

New York State Office of Court Administration

ID Number: 4244026

Since 2004

Assistant Attorney General

Missouri Attorney General's Office

2004 - 2008

I worked in Public Safety and Criminal Appeals, defending Missouri state convictions. While at the AG's Office, in 2007 I drafted an amicus curiae brief for the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Missouri and 20 other states -- a brief whose legal argument was embraced by the U.S. Supreme Court. I also was a member of the briefing team in a merits case in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Associate Attorney

Paul Schramm, Partner at Edwards Scramm Watkins, Et Al.

2004 - 2005

Mr. Schramm, a former trial-practice instructor at Harvard Law School, was a distinguished attorney practicing in Clayton, Missouri. The practice ranged from the quotidian (e.g., simple wills, dissolution of marriage actions, etc.) to the complex (e.g., preparing estate tax returns). My accomplishments include drafting a petition that successfully challenged the constitutional of a state registration statute and affirming on appeal a six-figure punitive damages award in a tort action.

Judicial Clerk for the Honorable Judge Harold Lowenstein

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District

2002 - 2004

My responsibilities included reading appellate briefs in civil and criminal cases, reviewing transcripts and legal files, doing legal research, drafting bench memorandums for Judge Lownestein, attending oral arguments, and, most important of all, writing draft opinions for Judge Lowenstein.

University of Missouri - Columbia

J.D. (2002)

1999 - 2002

Honors: Missouri Law Review, Publishing Member

University of Missouri - St. Louis

B.A. | Philosophy, Chemistry

1993 - 1997

Honors: Summa cum laude graduate of Pierre Laclede Honors College

Council of Appellate Lawyers

Member

2009 - Current

Activities: This is a national organization of appellate lawyers and judges, state and federal, formed by the American Bar Association.

Missouri State Bar

member

2002 - Current

New York State Bar  # 4244026

Member

2004 - 2016

American Bar Association

Member

2002 - 2006

The Reasonable Instruction of State v. Jackson

The Journal of the Missouri Bar

July, 2016

Habeas Corpus in Missouri: A Critical Primer

Journal of the Missouri Bar

November, 2009

Burning Down the House: Does Limiting the Innocent Spouse’s Right to Recover Make Sense?

Missouri Law Review

2002

Jurisdiction in the Missouri Supreme Court, Family Law Conference, Kansas City

Bar Association

I gave a presentation on the Hightower decisions and the Missouri Supreme Court's revolutionary ruling, first announced in Webb, that the jurisdiction of the circuit courts of Missouri cannot be circumscribed by statute.

Jurisdiction in the Missouri Supreme Court, Family Law Conference, Kansas City

January 1, 2010

Missouri Bar

I gave a presentation on the Hightower decisions and the Missouri Supreme Court's revolutionary ruling, first announced in Webb, that the jurisdiction of the circuit courts of Missouri cannot be circumscribed by statute.