Curtis, Heinz, Garrett and O'Keefe, P.C.

What Curtis, Heinz, Garrett and O'Keefe, P.C. does

Curtis, Heinz, Garrett and O'Keefe, P.C. (CHGO Law) is a privately-held professional corporation organized under Missouri law and headquartered at 222 South Central, 10th Floor, Clayton, Missouri, in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Founded in 1987, the firm operates as a general practice law firm with approximately 38 employees and 22+ attorneys organized across 19 practice areas spanning business transactions and disputes, civil litigation and appeals, criminal and traffic matters, education law, employment law, energy/telecommunications/utilities, estate planning, family law, local government law, mediation and arbitration, personal injury and workers' compensation, real estate and construction law, veterans disability, social security disability, trademark and copyright, creditors' rights, commercial collections, fractional CHRO services, and tax sales/surplus funds. The firm has no disclosed proprietary technology, no AI/ML capabilities, and an operating footprint limited to a single office, with the technology stack restricted to LawPay for PCI-compliant payments, the Framer website platform, and standard web fonts/maps.

The firm's revenue model is professional-services billing — hourly rates, fixed fees for specific matters, contingency fees for personal injury and workers' compensation, and retainer arrangements for municipal clients. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Customer segments are organized by vertical rather than persona, with the primary segment being local government entities (20+ municipalities where CHGO attorneys serve as city attorney or village attorney), followed by public school districts (Hazelwood, Ferguson-Florissant, Francis Howell, Clayton), the St. Louis Housing Authority, small to mid-sized businesses, and individuals/families. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and relationship-driven: attorney reputation, civic engagement, professional association leadership, seminars for newly elected officials, and community involvement drive new engagements rather than digital marketing or paid acquisition. The website notes explicitly that the firm does not deploy advertising cookies or analytics tracking, consistent with a traditional law firm marketing approach.

Customer concentration is anchored by long-tenured institutional relationships — Creve Coeur (since 2003), Clayton, Hazelwood, O'Fallon, Town & Country, Black Jack, Frontenac, plus four school districts and the St. Louis Housing Authority — providing recurring retainer revenue and high switching costs. Recent strategic activity includes a coordinated promotion of seven new principals plus new associate onboarding (2025), relocation to a new office (2025), launch of three new practice areas (Fractional CHRO, Tax Sales and Surplus Funds, Veterans Disability and Medical Negligence), and incremental geographic extension into Illinois. The firm has accumulated substantial industry recognition, including multiple Best Lawyers/Super Lawyers designations, the 2026 Lou Czech Award, the 2025 Torch Bearer Award, the 2024 Workers' Compensation True Grit Award, and the 2020 U.S. News Best Law Firms first-tier ranking.

Name

Curtis, Heinz, Garrett and O'Keefe, P.C.

Legal name

Curtis, Heinz, Garrett & O'Keefe, P.C.

Website

https://chgolaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Curtis, Heinz, Garrett and O'Keefe, P.C. is a 38-employee general practice law firm founded in 1987 in Clayton, Missouri, serving municipalities, public school districts, businesses, and individuals across 19 practice areas with a concentration in municipal and education law.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Regulatory & Compliance Law (BPAHAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

Keywords

• General practice law
• Municipal legal services
• Civil litigation representation
• Estate planning law
• Family law services

Headquarters

HQ city

Clayton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Traditional legal fee structure including hourly rates, fixed fees for specific services, contingency fees for personal injury/workers compensation matters, and flat fees for routine matters. Clients include municipalities (retainer arrangements), businesses, and individuals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Curtis, Heinz, Garrett & O'Keefe, P.C. is a general practice law firm founded in 1987 providing comprehensive legal counsel across 19 practice areas. The firm serves as city attorney or village attorney for more than 20 municipalities in the St. Louis metropolitan area, while also representing small to mid-sized businesses, public school districts, and individuals in matters ranging from business transactions, civil litigation, and municipal law to family law, estate planning, employment law, real estate, and personal injury matters.

Product overview

Curtis, Heinz, Garrett & O'Keefe is a general practice law firm offering comprehensive legal services across 19 distinct practice areas. The firm provides legal counsel in business transactions, litigation, real estate, family law, estate planning, employment law, local government representation, and specialized services including veterans disability appeals, trademark protection, and alternative dispute resolution. The portfolio is organized as a unified law firm with attorneys specializing across multiple practice areas rather than a modular product architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Local Government Law

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LawPay (AffiniPay, LLC)minorOthersThird-party payment processing provider for online payments. CHGO uses LawPay for processing credit card and debit card payments for client invoices and retainers. PCI-compliant payment platform.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Carmody MacDonald P.C. A smaller St. Louis-based firm concentrating in business transactions, real estate, and closely-held company work. Most comparable to CHGO on size, regional footprint, and business-side practice mix, particularly for the mid-market and family-owned business clients both firms serve.
• McMahon Berger, P.C. A St. Louis-based firm focused on employment and labor law with a long regional history. Comparable to CHGO as a St. Louis peer serving overlapping employer and employee clients, with partial practice-area overlap in CHGO's Employment Law offering.
• Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. A long-established St. Louis general practice law firm with similar size profile, regional footprint, and overlapping practice areas (real estate, business, litigation, municipal). Directly comparable to CHGO in serving Missouri-based municipalities, businesses, and individuals across a comparable mix of practice areas.

Broad incumbents

• Husch Blackwell LLP: A large full-service firm with deep St. Louis and Kansas City roots offering overlapping capabilities in municipal, energy/regulatory, real estate, education, and litigation matters. A broader incumbent that competes with CHGO for the same Missouri-based municipal and mid-market business clients.
• Thompson Coburn LLP: Major St. Louis-headquartered full-service law firm with overlapping business, litigation, real estate, and government practices. Comparable to CHGO as a St. Louis-based peer for corporate and municipal work, though operating at a substantially larger scale.
• Lewis Rice LLC: A well-established St. Louis full-service firm practicing in business, real estate, litigation, employment, and government-related matters. Comparable to CHGO as a regional competitor for Missouri-based corporate and institutional clients, while serving a broader client base at greater scale.
• Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C. A St. Louis-based full-service firm with business, litigation, real estate, and municipal-adjacent practices. Comparable to CHGO as a St. Louis-headquartered general practice peer serving similar Missouri business and institutional clients.
• Lathrop GPM LLP: A Missouri-rooted (St. Louis / Kansas City) full-service firm with strong business, real estate, employment, and government-adjacent practices. Comparable to CHGO on Missouri-headquartered general-practice work and the same Midwestern institutional client base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/curtis-heinz-garrett-and-o'keefe-p.c.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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