Graves Garrett is pleased to announce three of the firm’s partners have again been recognized for their legal work in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020, a U.S. News and World Report-sponsored peer review guide honoring legal professionals. Todd Graves made the list for the 10th straight year, Nathan Garrett for the sixth straight year, and Eddie Greim for the... Read More
Missouri Lawyers Weekly recently selected Graves Garrett’s Nichole Kruger as a 2019 Unsung Legal Heroes honoree in the paralegal category. She was featured in the publication’s June 22 special section. “I have to say thanks to the partners and attorneys at the firm,” Kruger said in her Missouri Lawyers Weekly profile, which can be read in full here. “Graves Garrett... Read More
Graves Garrett is pleased to announce that Matthew Whitaker, former acting attorney general of the United States, has joined the firm effective Aug. 1, 2019. “Our firm has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with Matt both in private practice and in his official capacity with the Department of Justice,” Graves Garrett Partner Todd Graves said. “We are pleased to have him... Read More
On behalf of a confidential “Jane Doe” client, Graves Garrett has obtained 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 Fisher and Dane Martin represented the plaintiff, who remained anonymous throughout nearly two years of litigation. In November 2017, Graves Garrett filed the lawsuit against... Read More
The United States Supreme Court recently issued two decisions adopting arguments made by Graves Garrett partners Eddie Greim and Lucinda Luetkemeyer on behalf of their client, the National Republican Redistricting Trust. Earlier this year, Greim and Luetkemeyer filed an amicus brief with the High Court on behalf of the National Republican Redistricting Trust in support of the North Carolina legislature... Read More
Graves Garrett partner Eddie Greim has been selected to serve a term on the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies’ national Free Speech & Election Law Practice Group executive committee. At Graves Garrett, Greim focuses his practice on free speech and election law, complex commercial litigation, internal investigations and whistleblower claims. His free speech and election law experience... Read More
Circuit Court Judge James Van Amburg recently issued a decision granting summary judgment in favor of Platte County in its declaratory judgment action against UMB Bank, N.A., the Trustee for the Zona Rosa Bonds. Graves Garrett attorneys Todd Graves, Dane Martin and Jennifer Donnelli represent Platte County in the case. In its order, the court rejected the trustee’s demand for... Read More
Graves Garrett partners Nathan Garrett and Kathleen Fisher led a session Friday, May 17, on attorney-client privilege during the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA) Bench-Bar & Boardroom Conference in Branson, Missouri. The hourlong discussion — titled “Attorney Client Privilege and Big Brother: How and When the Government Can Drop In” — covered high-profile litigation in the District of Kansas... Read More
Graves Garrett is pleased to announce that associate attorney Callie Pippin Raitinger recently earned her Certified Information Privacy Professional credential for the U.S. Private Sector (CIPP/US) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). This certification recognizes that Raitinger demonstrated a strong foundation in U.S. private-sector privacy laws and regulations and an understanding of the legal requirements for the... Read More
Graves Garrett is pleased to announce that longtime firm employee Nichole Kruger was recently elected president of the Heartland Paralegal Association (HPA). Kruger served as secretary for the HPA in 2018-2019 before starting her term as president for 2019-2020. The HPA is a not-for-profit professional organization dedicated to the advancement of the paralegal profession by promoting the benefits of effective... Read More
