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The Petraborg Law Firm, Attorney/Owner Julie Petraborg
The Petraborg Law Firm
Staff Report//October 10, 2025//
St. Louis
For Julie Petraborg, the most daunting aspect of managing her own law firm was making the decision to launch it 13 years ago.
Today, she says it was the best decision she has ever made, and she has never been happier.
“I’m more productive,” she says. “I am able to eat every meal with my husband who also is a lawyer.”
With two young children to care for, she knew starting her firm would be a monumental risk, but one she was willing to take.
She rented an office in downtown St. Louis, and for the first six months, she ran a solo practice.
“I was the lawyer. I was the receptionist, I was the billing department and the accounts payable,” she said. “I learned how to do everything and figured out the things I couldn’t do myself.”
Today, the firm employs three attorneys and three staff, who are all women. The attorneys are veterans of the Missouri Attorney General’s office.
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