The U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari this week in Missouri Ethics Commission, et al. v. Free and Fair Election Fund, et al., ending two years of federal litigation related to Missouri’s Amendment 2 — a sweeping overhaul of campaign finance restrictions. Graves Garrett partner Eddie Greim argued on behalf of the Free and Fair Election... Read More

Graves Garrett partner Eddie Greim will be a recipient of the 2019 Significant Sig Award, given to Sigma Chi fraternity alumni who have achieved high levels of professional success. Sigma Chi recently announced the 139 recipients who will be honored at the 82nd Grand Chapter in June at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah. Awarded annually since... Read More

Graves Garrett partners Eddie Greim and Lucinda Luetkemeyer recently filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the National Republican Redistricting Trust in support of the North Carolina legislature in Rucho v. Common Cause. The case is widely anticipated because of the potential that the high court will settle a decades-long controversy over whether courts should accept... Read More

Graves Garrett partners Nathan Garrett and Kathleen Fisher received widespread media coverage for their role in representing a client in a healthcare fraud whistleblower suit. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri approved a settlement in favor of the relator in the False Claims Act case involving Stark Pharmacy and its three owners. The United States Attorney’s... Read More

“Don’t eat the tusks,” Graves Garrett partner Eddie Greim recently advised a nationwide conference of federal, state, and local government attorneys. The program, entitled “How to Eat an Elephant: Surviving Comprehensive Legislative & Constitutional Reform,” was presented at the Council On Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL) 2018 national conference in Philadelphia. Greim joined Federal Elections Commission Assistant General Counsel Robert Knop, Missouri... Read More

Graves Garrett attorneys Andrew Alexander and Callie Pippin Raitinger have recently been appointed to leadership positions with the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA). Alexander will serve as the Federal Court Advocates Section’s Outreach Committee Co-Chair. The FCAS connects federal court practitioners with federal judges, magistrates, and other lawyers interested in federal law through seasonal social events and outreach programs designed to enhance community... Read More

Graves Garrett LLC congratulates partner Nathan Garrett on being recognized as one of the state’s most Influential Lawyers in Missouri Lawyers Weekly’s 2019 Missouri Lawyers Awards. He was honored during a ceremony Friday, Jan. 25, in St. Louis. The Missouri Lawyers Awards honor attorneys who made an impact in the prior year. The Influential Lawyer awards are awarded to Missouri... Read More

Graves Garrett LLC is pleased to announce that Lucinda Luetkemeyer and Dane Martin have become partners at the firm, effective Jan. 1, 2019. “Lucinda and Dane have earned this opportunity, and we look forward to their continued growth at the firm,” Graves Garrett partner Nathan Garrett said. “They have earned the respect of their colleagues and have established reputations as... Read More

Graves Garrett attorney Benjamin Tompkins recently participated as a featured speaker in a presentation at the 35th annual National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud. The American Bar Association’s three-day conference earlier this month in Las Vegas was the yearly gathering of the criminal tax defense bar combined with the eighth annual National Institute on Tax Controversy. The event brings together... Read More