Robert is the son of a Federal Magistrate judge and a registered nurse. Robert’s paternal grandmother, Helen Kingsland, was a social worker who struggled to raise two sons during the Great Depression after her husband died early on in their marriage. Helen always identified with the disadvantaged and dedicated her life to helping others. Her social conscience left its stamp on Robert’s father who instilled it in Robert and Robert’s siblings.

A graduate of the law school at Georgetown University, Robert has been admitted as a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (membership is limited to the top 5% of trial attorneys) and Superlawyers of Missouri and Kansas. Robert is a long-standing board member of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys. He has been a frequent speaker at seminars. An article that he wrote pertaining to sepsis arising out of laparoscopic abdominal surgery was published in Trial Magazine - a nationally circulated, peer reviewed publication - in 2014.

Robert has resolved 18 cases for amounts equaling and exceeding $1 million. He is passionate about his work. He knew that he wanted to be a lawyer beginning when he was in third grade.

With little warning, your life and the lives of your loved ones may drastically change due to the negligent actions of another. Your health, your ability to earn a living, and your ability to enjoy a normal life may all be seriously harmed, sometimes permanently. At Dempsey & Kingsland, P.C., we understand the problems and crises that arise from serious injuries and deaths resulting from fatal accidents. Those who cause these kinds of accidents should be held accountable. Founded in 1986, our firm has maintained a commitment to excellence in representing the seriously injured and their families in negligence cases involving medical malpractice, catastrophic injuries, workplace accidents, and wrongful death.