Meet Mitha

Biography

Mitha Rao is the Founder and Managing Attorney of Rao Legal, LLC. She is experienced in advising and serving the needs of high-net-worth individuals and families in wealth, tax, business and philanthropic planning. Her specific focus is helping clients plan for their personal and entrepreneurial legacies, and she often serves as a long-term counselor for her clients' needs.

Professional Approach

As both a trusted counselor and strategic advisor, she combines deep technical expertise in estate planning and business law with a long-term, solutions-oriented approach. Her integrated and holistic approach ensures that clients' business, personal and family wealth objectives are aligned and optimized.

Client Base & Expertise

Mitha's clients include executives, entrepreneurs, multigenerational families, professionals, business and family wealth owners. With over twelve years of legal experience, she has cultivated a particular expertise in estate tax planning, retirement and charitable planning and business succession planning.

Education & Leadership

A magna cum laude graduate of Duke University, she earned her law degree from the University of Chicago, receiving a merit-based Tony Patino Fellowship. Mitha serves on the Chicago Bar Foundation's Young Professionals Board and speaks frequently on estate planning topics.