The Mickes O'Toole Real Estate Group, led by Thomas O'Toole, was included in the 2020 Expertise list of Best Real Estate Lawyers in St. Louis. Expertise scored 195 Real Estate Lawyers in St. Louis, MO and Mickes O'Toole was among the top 28. The Real Estate Group...
Thomas Mickes Honored with 2020 Friend of Rural Education Award
We are excited to congratulate Thomas A. Mickes on being honored with the MARE/MO K-8 “Friend of Rural Education” Award for 2020. Tom has dedicated his professional life to serving Missouri public school districts. He began his career in the classroom as a teacher and...
2020 MUSIC Fall Virtual Workshops
MUSIC Fall Workshops will be hosted by the attorneys of Mickes O’Toole, LLC. Registration for the virtual workshops are now open at www.mickesotoole.com/music. The topics this year focus on several timely staff and student issues that will assist you in protecting...
Mickes O’Toole Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers In St. Louis For 2021
Best Lawyers recognizes outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement in their fields. For 2021, four Mickes O’Toole attorneys have earned this distinction; Wendy D. Boggiano in Labor and Employment Law; Thomas A....
Reese Selected to America’s Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators
Announcing the selection of Vincent Reese, managing partner at Mickes O'Toole, among America’s Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators® for 2020. Selection to America’s Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators® is by invitation only and is reserved to identify most exceptional...
Supreme Court Rules Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity is Unlawful
On Monday, June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision clarifying that employers cannot discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate...
Annual School Law Seminars Update
We miss seeing you at conferences and trainings and we look forward to seeing you all in person someday hopefully soon. These are definitely unprecedented times and we are so proud of how quickly you and your teams through incredible innovation continue to provide a...
Steven Hall Contributes to IICLE 2020 Edition of Federal Civil Practice
Steven Hall, an attorney with Mickes O’Toole, wrote a chapter included in the 2020 Edition of Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE). The chapter focuses on the topic of Parties under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and has been published in...
Mickes O’Toole Ranked 4th in Missouri for Bond Counsel
The Mickes O’Toole Public Finance Group, led by Lori Lea Shelley, has been ranked 4th for Bond Counsel in Missouri by Thomson Reuters for 2019. This is the third year in a row Mickes O'Toole has ranked among the Top Five in Missouri.
DOL’s Notice Requirements under the FFCRA
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which expanded emergency FMLA and paid sick leave includes a notice requirement for employers. Below are links that came out with the required employer notice as well as a FAQ for posting the notice. Note posting...