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 recently sponsored a table at “A Call for Backup” with attorneys attending the event in support of a benefit for the Police Foundation of Kansas City. Hundreds gathered on Friday, February 28, at the Muehlebach Tower in the Kansas City Marriott Downtown to raise money for the organization, formed by citizens with a focus on reducing crime and... 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

Graves Garrett partner Lucinda Luetkemeyer recently received recognition as part of Missouri Lawyers Weekly’s 2019 class of Up & Coming Award winners. The award recognizes attorneys who are 40 and younger or in their first 10 years of practice who are positively affecting the legal profession in Missouri and have demonstrated the potential for significant future success. Winners were recognized... Read More

Graves Garrett partner Eddie Greim recently received the 2019 St. Thomas More Award from the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Kansas City during the 14th annual Red Mass held at St. Peter’s Parish in Kansas City, Missouri. The Mass was concelebrated by Bishop James V. Johnston and Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, the respective ordinaries of the Diocese of Kansas City-St.... 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

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 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