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Thomas A. Mickes
also known as Tom Mickes
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Biography
Thomas A. Mickes has practiced law for more than 35 years and serves as a firm managing member and chairperson of Mickes O’Toole’s School Law practice group. As one of the leading education law attorneys in the United States, he represents more than 300 school districts, private schools, charter schools, colleges and universities in a variety of school-related legal matters. Tom is also lead counsel for Mickes O’Toole’s representation of a self-insured pool of 470 school districts in litigation of employment, civil rights and constitutional has been recognized by attorneys of Missouri and Kansas as the best education attorney for the past five years (SuperLawyers). He has received the same recognition annually from St. Louis Magazine and Kansas City Magazine. He is also routinely recognized as one of the best education attorneys nationally. He is the only Missouri attorney so recognized. A founder of the Missouri Council of School Attorneys, Tom has served as its president for two terms.
He also served on the Board of Directors of the National Council of School Attorneys. Additionally, Tom serves as counsel to the Missouri Association of Rural Education (MARE) and Cooperating School Districts of the St. Louis area. He is a frequent speaker both nationally and in Missouri on school law and constitutional issues.
Tom has a Ph.D. in educational administration. He has been a teacher, principal, superintendent and school board member.
Tom authors school law articles for MARE and Missouri Association of School Business Officials. He has been an adjunct professor in the doctoral program at St. Louis University and currently serves in that capacity at Maryville University.
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Licensed in Missouri for 46 years
State: Missouri
Acquired: 1979
No misconduct found
Licensed in Florida for 41 years
State: Florida
Acquired: 1985
No misconduct found
Location
Mickes O'Toole, LLC
555 Maryville University Drive, Suite 240, Saint Louis, MO, 63141-5822
Illinois Office
107 North Main Street, Suite 3E, Columbia, IL, 62236
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Experience
Honors
2018
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2016
Best Law Firm Education Law Tier 1, U. S. News & World Report
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2015
Best Lawyers, U. S. News & World Report
2014
Best Law Firm Education Law, U. S. News & World Report
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2013
Best Law Firm Education Law, U. S. News & World Report
2013
Friend of Education Award, Southeast MASA Districts
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2012
Best Law Firm Eduation Law, U. S. News & World Report
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2011
Best Law Firm Education Law, U. S. News & World Report
2010
Best Law Firm Education Law, U. S. News & World Report
2009
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2009
Best Law Firm Education Law, U. S. News & World Report
2008
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2007
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2006
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
Work Experience
2008 - Present
Managing Partner, Mickes Goldman O'Toole, LLC
Associations
National School Boards Association COSA Member
Missouri School Boards Association COSA Member
Education
1979
Saint Louis University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
Publications
2014
Languages
English