Joseph R. Soraghan

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With profound sadness, Danna McKitrick, P.C. announces the passing of our partner and friend, Joseph R. Soraghan on Thursday, October 26, 2023. Joe was a member of the firm for over 30 years.

A founding member of the Missouri Venture Forum, Joe will be remembered for his commitment to the start-up and entrepreneurial community. He also mentored entrepreneurs through the Gateway Venture Mentoring Service and the Information Technology Entrepreneur Network (ITEN). He loved assisting entrepreneurs with structuring and funding their businesses.

A significant portion of Joe’s legal practice was devoted to securities law advising broker-dealers and registered investment advisors regarding securities law, compliance and supervisory issues, and registration. An arbitrator for FINRA and the American Arbitration Association, Joe also tried securities law cases in federal and state trial and appellate courts and in SEC and Missouri Securities Commission administrative hearings. Joe was a securities law adjunct professor for the Washington University School of Law for over 15 years.

Well-known and highly respected in the business world, Joe was selected for the St. Louis Business Hall of Fame for his lifetime of contributions, accomplishments, and leadership. He was recognized many times over the years by the business community as a top attorney in the St. Louis area.

There was nothing Joe loved more than his lovely wife Patricia and his family. A close second would be his love for his country. If you stepped into his office, you would see the American flag and the medals he won for his service in the U.S. Navy, where he worked aboard submarines, and as a Naval Reserve officer for over 20 years after active duty. He served as general counsel and former president and secretary for the St. Louis Chapter of the Navy League of the U.S.

Until recently, Joe was still playing softball and was an avid skier and runner. He was a lifetime member of the U.S. Ski Patrol. He was a former director and treasurer for the National Senior Games Association.

Joe’s loss is deeply felt by his family and those of us at Danna McKitrick, as well as others who held him in high regard.
 

PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • Adjunct professor of securities law, Washington University School of Law.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • Children’s Home Society of Missouri, former director and secretary
  • Gateway Venture Mentoring Service, mentor
  • Information Technology Entrepreneur Network (ITEN), mentor
  • National Senior Games Association, former director and treasurer
  • Navy League of the U.S., St. Louis chapter: general counsel, former president and secretary
    • LL.M., Yale University School of Law (1966)
    • J.D., with honors, Order of the Coif, Washington University School of Law (1965)
    • B.S., mechanical engineering, with honors, Purdue University (1962)
    • Missouri
    • U.S. Supreme Court
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
    • Missouri Securities Advisory Commission, former member
    • The Missouri Bar
    • Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, former vice president, treasurer, secretary, section and committee chair
    • Lawyers Association of St. Louis
    • Missouri Venture Forum: founding director, secretary, and former president; Executive, Governance, and Education Committees
    • Association for Corporate Growth, St. Louis
    • St. Louis Business Hall of Fame, 2023
    • Financial Services Champion, Region VII award, U.S. Small Business Association, 2005
    • 2009 Top St. Louis Entrepreneurial Lawyer, Small Business Monthly
    • 2011 “100 St. Louisans You Should Know” honoree, Small Business Monthly
    • Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyer, 2010 – 2012
    • AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

    EDUCATION

    • LL.M., Yale University School of Law (1966)
    • J.D., with honors, Order of the Coif, Washington University School of Law (1965)
    • B.S., mechanical engineering, with honors, Purdue University (1962)

    ADMISSIONS

    • Missouri
    • U.S. Supreme Court
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri

    ASSOCIATIONS

    • Missouri Securities Advisory Commission, former member
    • The Missouri Bar
    • Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, former vice president, treasurer, secretary, section and committee chair
    • Lawyers Association of St. Louis
    • Missouri Venture Forum: founding director, secretary, and former president; Executive, Governance, and Education Committees
    • Association for Corporate Growth, St. Louis

    RECOGNITION

    • St. Louis Business Hall of Fame, 2023
    • Financial Services Champion, Region VII award, U.S. Small Business Association, 2005
    • 2009 Top St. Louis Entrepreneurial Lawyer, Small Business Monthly
    • 2011 “100 St. Louisans You Should Know” honoree, Small Business Monthly
    • Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyer, 2010 – 2012
    • AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

    Joe’S BIO

    With profound sadness, Danna McKitrick, P.C. announces the passing of our partner and friend, Joseph R. Soraghan on Thursday, October 26, 2023. Joe was a member of the firm for over 30 years.

    A founding member of the Missouri Venture Forum, Joe will be remembered for his commitment to the start-up and entrepreneurial community. He also mentored entrepreneurs through the Gateway Venture Mentoring Service and the Information Technology Entrepreneur Network (ITEN). He loved assisting entrepreneurs with structuring and funding their businesses.

    A significant portion of Joe’s legal practice was devoted to securities law advising broker-dealers and registered investment advisors regarding securities law, compliance and supervisory issues, and registration. An arbitrator for FINRA and the American Arbitration Association, Joe also tried securities law cases in federal and state trial and appellate courts and in SEC and Missouri Securities Commission administrative hearings. Joe was a securities law adjunct professor for the Washington University School of Law for over 15 years.

    Well-known and highly respected in the business world, Joe was selected for the St. Louis Business Hall of Fame for his lifetime of contributions, accomplishments, and leadership. He was recognized many times over the years by the business community as a top attorney in the St. Louis area.

    There was nothing Joe loved more than his lovely wife Patricia and his family. A close second would be his love for his country. If you stepped into his office, you would see the American flag and the medals he won for his service in the U.S. Navy, where he worked aboard submarines, and as a Naval Reserve officer for over 20 years after active duty. He served as general counsel and former president and secretary for the St. Louis Chapter of the Navy League of the U.S.

    Until recently, Joe was still playing softball and was an avid skier and runner. He was a lifetime member of the U.S. Ski Patrol. He was a former director and treasurer for the National Senior Games Association.

    Joe’s loss is deeply felt by his family and those of us at Danna McKitrick, as well as others who held him in high regard.
     

    PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

    • Adjunct professor of securities law, Washington University School of Law.

    COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

    • Children’s Home Society of Missouri, former director and secretary
    • Gateway Venture Mentoring Service, mentor
    • Information Technology Entrepreneur Network (ITEN), mentor
    • National Senior Games Association, former director and treasurer
    • Navy League of the U.S., St. Louis chapter: general counsel, former president and secretary

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