Current Employment Position(s)

President

Lawyer Overview

Maurice Graham concentrates his practice in the area of litigation, including corporate litigation, medical negligence and product liability. He also practices extensively in the areas of corporate law and health law. He is a frequent speaker and author on the subject of litigation.

Mr. Graham was educated at Central Methodist College and the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he received his B.A. degree in 1960 and his J.D. degree in 1962.

He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and the Fifth, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits of the U.S. Court of Appeals, in addition to being admitted in the federal courts of Missouri. Mr. Graham has handled cases in federal and state courts throughout Missouri and in courts in Montana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, South Carolina, Illinois, Iowa, Texas, and Arizona.

Mr. Graham was a member of The Missouri Bar Board of Governors from 1980 through 1990 and President of The Missouri Bar in 1988-89. He has served on several Missouri Bar and Missouri Supreme Court task forces and committees, including co-chairing the Supreme Court Cameras in the Courtroom Task Force. He has served as chairman of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee, which oversees attorney discipline in Missouri.

He is a member of the Missouri Bar, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, and the American Bar Association. He was a member of the ABA House of Delegates from 1990-1994. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Society of Barristers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, and is an Advocate of the American Board of Trial Advocates.

Mr. Graham received a Special Merit Citation from the American Judicature Society in 1989 and received a Citation of Merit from the University of Missouri-Columbia Law School in 1988. In 1992, he was honored by the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Distinguished Alumni Award. He is active in University affairs, having served as president of the University of Missouri-Columbia Law School Foundation, a trustee of the Jefferson Club, and as chairman of the University of Missouri-Columbia Law School $12 million endowment campaign.

He received the Missouri Lawyers Weekly Lawyer of the Year Award, 2001; The Missouri President's Award, 1991; Spurgeon-Smithson Award, 1994; Purcell Professionalism Award, 2000; and Pro Bono Award, 2000. He is the co-author of "Spoilation of Medical Records," 52 J.Mo.B. 87 (1996) (selected to receive the Oliver Rasch Award as the outstanding article of 1996); "Hedonic Damages -- Where Are We?," 51 J.Mo.B. 265 (1995)."

Mr. Graham is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, and among the “Best Lawyers in St. Louis” in St. Louis Magazine.

He served as a member of the Board of Curators of Central Methodist College, Fayette, Missouri, and is a member of the Sheldon Concert Hall Board in St. Louis.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation
• Corporate Litigation
• Medical Negligence
• Product Liability
• Corporate Law
• Health Law

West Practice Categories

Business Organizations, Health & Health Care Law, Litigation & Appeals, Products Liability Law, Medical Malpractice

Bar Admissions

• Missouri, 1963
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri
• U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Missouri Bar, 1980 - 1990 (Member, Board of Governors)
• The Missouri Bar, 1988 - 1989 (President)
• Supreme Court Advisory Committee (Chairman)
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• ABA, 1990 - 1994 (House of Delegates)
• American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate)
• University of Missouri-Columbia Law School Foundation (President)
• Jefferson Club (Trustee)
• University of Missouri-Columbia Law School (Chairman)
• Central Methodist College, Fayette, Missouri (Member, Board of Curators)
• Sheldon Concert Hall Board in St. Louis (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Fellow, International Society of Barristers
• Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Fellow, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
• Special Merit Citation, American Judicature Society, 1989
• Citation of Merit, University of Missouri-Columbia Law School, 1988
• Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1992
• Missouri Lawyers Weekly Lawyer of the Year Award, 2001
• The Missouri President's Award, 1991
• Spurgeon-Smithson Award, 1994
• Purcell Professionalism Award, 2000
• Pro Bono Award, 2000
• Oliver Rasch Award, 1996
• The Best Lawyers in America
• Best Lawyers in St. Louis, St. Louis Magazine

Classes and Seminars

• Frequent Speaker, Litigation

Education

• University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri, 1962
  J.D.
  Honors: President, Law School Student Body
• University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, 1960
  B.A.
  Major: Political Science

Published Works

• "Spoilation of Medical Records," (Co-Author), 52 J. Mo. B. 87, 1996
• "Hedonic Damages - Where Are We?", 51 J. Mo. B. 265, 1995

Address

701 Market Street
Suite 800
St. Louis, MO 63101-1826

Phones

(800) 451-2950 (Toll Free)
(314) 241-5620

Faxes

(314) 241-4140

Emails

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Websites

http://www.grgpc.com