Michael J.

McKitrick

Principal
Admissions
Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, U.S. District Court (Eastern & Western Districts of Missouri), U.S. Court of Appeals (Eighth Circuit)

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Biography

Mike McKitrick brings strategies and problem-solving to businesses by applying perspective and wisdom gleaned from many years of practicing in both transactional law and commercial litigation. This duality allows Mike to introduce significant insights and preventative strategies in day-to-day operations.

Corporate. Mike serves large and small businesses as outsourced general counsel, providing advice and assistance as legal issues arise. He guides in structuring and negotiating business transactions, financial transactions and loan documentation, risk analysis and prevention, and regulatory issues.

Trusts and Estates. As a trusted advisor, Mike works with clients to plan and implement their estate distributions. He also works to resolve issues involving owners, trustees, and beneficiaries of trusts.

Mike represented the plaintiff beneficiary in Tidrow v. Director, Missouri State Division of Family Services which established the viability of supplement support trusts in Missouri.

Real Estate. Representing investors and owners, Mike is seasoned in the legal aspects of commercial and residential real estate transactions. He handles purchase, sale, and lease negotiations. He also resolves title issues, breaches of contract, partition disputes, licenses, easements, and indentures.

Mike models his personal service philosophy of “abilities”: availability, affability, and ability. His persistence and desire to understand and deal successfully with a variety of people have been core in the growth of his legal practice.

After law school, Mike served as a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army.

Recent Representative Transactions:

  • Represented educational and health care institutions in bond financing projects
  • Represented purchaser in acquisition of substantial transportation business
  • Represented trustee in complex trust modification action

Areas of Practice

Industries

Education

J.D., with distinction
University of Iowa College of Law 
1973
Iowa Law Review Board of Editors

B.S., with distinction
Northern Illinois University
1970

Associations

The Missouri Bar

Illinois State Bar Association

Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, former chair Real Estate and Development Committee of Business Law Section

Estate Planning Council of St. Louis

SLARC: Human Rights Committee, former Professional Advisory Board member

Recognition

AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2014 “Top 100 St. Louisans to Know to Succeed in Business” honoree, St. Louis Small Business Monthly

Attorney Brochure

“The most meaningful work often begins with listening. When you understand what truly matters to your client, the legal solutions tend to follow.”