Claire Hausman

Claire Hausman focuses her practice at the firm on commercial and business litigation, free speech and election law, and appellate matters.

Prior to joining Graves Garrett Greim as an associate, Claire served as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Mary Rhodes Russell on the Supreme Court of Missouri, including part of her term as Chief Justice. She also completed two summer associate positions at the firm, where she drafted complaints, answers, and findings of fact and conclusions of law across several states, conducted research on complex legal issues, and evaluated contractual and constitutional law matters.

Claire brings a proven ability to conduct in-depth legal research, draft persuasive pleadings and dispositive motions, and manage complex litigation across multiple jurisdictions.

A native of St. Joseph, Missouri, Claire also gained early legal experience through internships with an Am Law 100 firm, a New York-based immigration firm, and the Clay County, Missouri Prosecutor’s Office. She completed her undergraduate studies in English and History at the University of Mississippi summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, before earning her Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri School of Law, where she served as Note and Comment Editor for the Missouri Law Review and was inducted into the Order of the Coif.