Mitchell A. Margo
Retired – Principal
At CHGO, we’re in this together, and you’ll have a relationship with the people doing the work.
Law Practice
Mitch concentrates his practice on complex litigation; business transactions and disputes, litigation involving trusts and estates; alternative dispute resolution and sports law.
- General Counsel, The Black Repertory Theatre Company of St. Louis (2015 – present)
- General Counsel, The Missouri Valley Conference, Inc. (1999 – present)
Bar Admissions
- Missouri (1983)
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri (1983)
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit (1983)
- U.S. Supreme Court (1994)
Professional Associations & Memberships
- The Missouri Bar
- The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Awards & Recognition
- Selected among America’s top 100 High Stakes Litigators (2018)
- Elected to the Washington University Alumni Board of Governors (2015-2016)
- Columnist, Under Analysis, Syndicated Legal Issues Column (1994-2008)
- Elected to Washington University Sports Hall of Fame (2004 for Varsity Baseball, 1975-1977)
- St. Louis Equity in Education Award (1998)
- Ten Outstanding Young St. Louisans (1995)
- St. Louis ACLU Volunteer of the Year (1995)
- J.D., Washington University School of Law, 1983
- M.A., University of Michigan, 1979
- B.A., Washington University, 1977
- Treasurer, Global Dialogue Foundation (2018 – present)
- Certified Arbitrator and Mediator (2005 – present)
- Chairman, St. Louis County Civil Service Commission (Member, 2001 – 2006; Chairman, 2007 – 2012)
- Chairman of the Board, Washington University Student Media, Inc.,Washington University Student Publications’ Governing Body (1999 – 2007)
- President, W Club, Washington University Athletic Alumni Association (1998 – 2003)
- Member, City of Clayton Planning and Zoning Commission and Architectural Review Board (1998 – 2002)
- Member, Focus St. Louis (formerly Leadership St. Louis), Finance and Strategic Planning Committee (1994 – 1996)
- Chairman, City of Clayton Strategic Issues Committee (1994)
- Washington University Law Review (Member, 1982; Articles Editor, 1983)