Corinne Mitchell, Partner

About Corinne

Corinne Mitchell is a Partner at Clayborne & Wagner LLP. As a seasoned attorney and lifelong equestrian, she heads the firm’s Equine Law division, where she utilizes her in-depth knowledge and understanding of the equine industry to serve clients in both litigation and transactional services. Spearheading the firm’s Equine Law divisions allows Ms. Mitchell to handle matters in a wide range of areas including real estate, commercial leases, business formation, and liability consultation and mitigation. She enjoys handling causes for clients both inside the courtroom and out, representing and engaging in contractual matters entailing drafting, negotiations, and
evaluation of risk reduction within contracts.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Mitchell spent two years as a law clerk to the Honorable Judge David R. Herndon in the Southern District of Illinois, with a particular emphasis on mass actions and multi-district litigation.

Before clerking, Ms. Mitchell served as an associate attorney for HeplerBroom LLC, where she worked exclusively on the complex litigation team, working closely on high-profile toxic tort trials in the city of St. Louis.

Ms. Mitchell graduated from law school cum laude where she participated in moot court and was a selected finalist of the ABA Negotiations Competition. She received her B.S. in Liberal Arts and Sciences from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, along with a minor in Animal Sciences, where she completed a core group of equine-related coursework.

Ms. Mitchell has served and continues to serve in a wide range of leadership roles with community service organizations, including the Mid-Illinois Sport Horse Organization as Vice President, the National Political Council of the United States Humane Society as Co-Chair of the Equine Subcommittee, and she sits on the Board of Directors for the Missouri Hunter Jumper Organization.  

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury Litigation
• Animal Law
• Equine Law
• Transactions
• Consulting
• Litigation
• General Civil Litigation and Liability
• General Insurance Liability and Compliance
• Products Liability Litigation
• Commercial Transactions
• Contract Negotiations