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
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
Graves Garrett continues to actively monitor the spread of COVID-19. As we all cope with the unprecedented impact this situation has imposed on our daily lives, we wanted to take the opportunity to wish the very best to all of our clients and friends of the firm. The health and safety of our family, friends and community will be... Read More
Graves Garrett is pleased to announce partner Todd Graves has been selected as the new Boy Scouts of America Central Region Area 5 president. He will take over the role on June 1, 2020 but immediately assumes the position of executive vice president of Area 5 and will serve on a Key 4 board with three other leaders. Area 5... Read More
Graves Garrett is pleased to announce that four of the firm’s attorneys were included in the 2019 edition of Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers. Partners Todd Graves and Nathan Garrett were recognized as “Super Lawyers” while partners Kathleen Andrews Fisher and Dane Martin were designated as “Rising Stars.” No more than 5% of the lawyers in Missouri and Kansas are... Read More
Missouri Lawyers Weekly recently published an article detailing a multi-million dollar settlement in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. Graves Garrett LLC attorneys Kathleen Andrews Fisher and Dane Martin represented the plaintiff, who remained anonymous throughout nearly two years of litigation involving Title IX violations and sexual assault perpetrated by “Jane Doe’s”... Read More
Missouri Lawyers Weekly recently published an article detailing a multi-million dollar settlement in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. Graves Garrett LLC attorneys Kathleen Andrews Fisher and Dane Martin represented the plaintiff, who remained anonymous throughout nearly two years of litigation involving Title IX violations and sexual assault perpetrated by “Jane Doe’s”... Read More
Graves Garrett LLC is pleased to announce four total rankings for the firm in the 2020 edition of the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Best Law Firm rankings, released today. For the second straight year, the firm received one national Tier 3 ranking in Litigation. Additionally, the firm maintained its Kansas City Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings in Commercial Litigation, Criminal... Read More
Graves Garrett partner Eddie Greim recently appeared on two broadcasts of KMBZ Radio’s Midday with Jayme & Wickett show to discuss the First Amendment and the media. In the first broadcast, on Oct. 18, Greim discussed the law and common controversies surrounding political ads and social media. Campaigns are up and running at the presidential level, and the hosts of... Read More
