The Kansas City Business Journal recently interviewed Graves Garrett partner Eddie Greim on the recent executive order from President Trump on social media. He provided insight into what could be at stake for businesses if the Federal Communications Commission eventually accepts a petition for rulemaking regarding some parts of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Broadly speaking, Section 230... Read More

On May 7, 2020, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision Kelly v. United States, No. 18-1059, holding unanimously that for purposes of the federal wire fraud or federal-program fraud statutes, there can be no criminal violation without an intent to obtain “money or property.” The case represents the latest in a series of Supreme Court decisions to scale back... Read More

Graves Garrett is pleased to announce its ranking as one of Missouri’s top White Collar Crime and Government Investigations firms. In the 2020 Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business guide, Chambers and Partners ranked Graves Garrett as a Band 1 firm in Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations— one of only two firms in the state to receive... Read More

Graves Garrett LLC is pleased to announce the addition of associate attorney Cody Hagan to the firm. His practice includes a focus on general and complex commercial litigation and appellate proceedings. Prior to joining Graves Garrett, Hagan was an attorney in private practice focusing on general commercial litigation with experience in shareholder litigation, commercial contracts, personal injury claims, and employment disputes.... Read More

Eddie Greim argued in front of the Kansas Supreme Court in that court’s first-ever online argument, held on an emergency basis at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 11 via Zoom video conferencing. Greim represented the Kansas Senate in a lawsuit filed by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly against the Kansas legislature and a special legislative body, the Kansas Legislative Coordinating Counsel... Read More

Ingram’s Magazine named Graves Garrett partner Lucinda Luetkemeyer to its annual “40 Under Forty” list published this month. In the magazine’s 22nd annual class of honorees, Luetkemeyer was recognized as an individual in the Kansas City metro area under 40 who has demonstrated commitment to leadership in both her career and community. Noting Luetkemeyer’s accomplishments, Ingram’s noted her impressive “trajectory... Read More

Graves Garrett partner Eddie Greim recently led a CLE session on election and campaign finance law for a gathering of about 50 attorneys, federal judges, and judicial clerks at the Charles Evans Whittaker United States Courthouse in Kansas City, Missouri. Chuck Hatfield, an attorney at Stinson, was also part of the conversation. The presentation looked at the conflict between the... Read More

Nathan Garrett and the team at Graves Garrett have crafted a niche in health care False Claims Act (FCA) and related government enforcement cases based on their extensive legal experience at the federal and state levels. They have an established track record of success in this highly specialized area while uniquely representing both relators and defendants in high-profile FCA... Read More

In the wake of global economic downturn resulting from COVID-19, Congress has passed and the President has signed a $2.2 trillion economic aid package to forestall further devastation to the American economy. The legislation is called the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES. Under the legislation, businesses with fewer than 500 employees that were in operation on... Read More

Graves Garrett partner Eddie Greim helped lead a moderated discussion on implicit bias in the judicial selection process during the Federalist Society’s fourth annual Missouri Chapters Conference late last month at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. About 200 Federalist Society members, legal professionals, state and federal judges, and government leaders were in attendance for discussions on current legal... Read More