Top Attorney – Thomas A. Mickes
St. Louis, MO WW/Press/June 12, 2019 –Thomas A. Mickes, Firm Chairman/Founding Partner with Mickes O’Toole, LLC, was selected for inclusion in the Top Attorneys of North America 2019-2020 edition by The Who’s Who Directories. 
Thomas A. Mickes has practiced law for more than 35 years and serves as the Firm Chairman. As one of the leading education law attorneys in the United States, he represents more than 300 school districts, private 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 claims. He has been an adjunct professor in the doctoral program at St. Louis University.
Thomas A. Mickes received his B.A. from the University of Missouri, J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law, and Ph.D. in Education Administration from St. Louis University and also has a Ph.D. in Educational Administration.
He has been a teacher, principal, superintendent and school board member. He is a founder of the Missouri Council of School Attorneys, served on the Board of Directors of the National Council of School Attorneys, and serves as counsel to the Missouri Association of Rural Education (MARE) and Cooperating School Districts of the St. Louis area.
Thomas A. Mickes has been recognized by Super Lawyers as the best education attorney of Missouri and Kansas for five years. 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. Tom authors school law articles for MARE and Missouri Association of School Business Officials.
The Top Attorneys of North America, a New York based publication, distinguishes and profiles leading attorneys who have reached a recognizable degree of success and leadership in their field. The directory is valued for promoting awareness of the accomplishments within the North American legal community.
