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Address
Gateway One On The Mall
701 Market Street, Suite 800
St. Louis, Missouri 63101-1826 ((Independent City))
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
 Free Initial Consultation (Main Office) Individuals, firms and attorneys have been turning to Gray, Ritter & Graham, P.C., since the firm's founding by Charles E. Gray in St. Louis in 1946. The firm represents clients in matters involving automobile, trucking and aviation accidents, complex business litigation, consumer oriented litigation, products liability, railroad and river worker injuries, professional negligence, and unique specialty litigation. Gray, Ritter & Graham is recognized for excellence throughout the legal profession. Eight of the firm's 11 attorneys are listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, and six attorneys and the Firm itself has achieved the highest Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell law directory. That's why clients primarily come to Gray, Ritter & Graham through referrals from other attorneys, who know the firm's work and have the utmost confidence when entrusting matters to it. Clients previously represented by Gray, Ritter & Graham have also demonstrated their confidence, as they constitute the firm's second largest source of referrals. Gray, Ritter & Graham employs a team approach to every case. In addition to using the latest in litigation technology, the firm staffs each case with lawyers, paralegals, and expert medical or business professionals. But the most important member of each team is the client. Gray, Ritter & Graham understands that focusing on their clients' needs, keeping them informed and regularly seeking their input, as well as providing them experienced legal counsel, are the keys to successful outcomes. Gray, Ritter & Graham is also recognized for its contributions outside the courtroom. It has twice received the Community Service Award from the International Society of Primerus Law Firms, and it conducts an annual educational symposium for attorneys from firms throughout the region in the early stages of their careers. Statement of PracticeGeneral Trial and Appellate Practice, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Professional Negligence, Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Federal Employers' Liability (FELA) Railroad Litigation, Jones Act, Admiralty, Personal Injury Law, Automobile Accidents, Trucking Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Head and Spinal Injuries, Nursing Home Abuse, Cerebral Palsy, Birth Injuries, Aviation Accidents, Environmental Injuries, Insurance Bad Faith, Consumer Fraud, Class Action Litigation. Year Established: 1946
Firm Size: 11
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AddressGateway One On The Mall 701 Market Street, Suite 800 St. Louis, MO 63101-1826, ((Independent City))
PhonePhone: 866-674-7893 Telecopier: 314-241-4140

Website http://www.grayrittergraham.com
Office HoursMonday: 07:30 AM - 05:30 PM Tuesday: 07:30 AM - 05:30 PM Wednesday: 07:30 AM - 05:30 PM Thursday: 07:30 AM - 05:30 PM Friday: 07:30 AM - 05:30 PM Saturday: By Appointment Only
Charles E. Gray (Retired Partner) (Retired).
Robert F. Ritter (Director) admitted to bar, 1968, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 1972, U.S. Court of Military Appeals, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Kansas, 1965; St. Louis University School of Law, 1968. Recipient: 2009 Best Lawyers of America St. Louis Plaintiff Injury Litigator of the Year; 2003 Lawyers Association of St. Louis' Award of Honor; Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis' Award of Merit and Award of Achievement; Lon O. Hocker Trial Lawyer Award; National Conference of Metropolitan Courts Award of Merit; Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America; Who's Who in America; St. Louis Magazine's St. Louis Best Lawyers. Advisory Board Member: National Judicial College; Center for Perinatal Medicine and Law at the University of California-Davis School of Medicine. Honorary Founder, Saint Louis University. Dean's Advisory Council, Saint Louis University School of Law. Member: The Missouri Bar; Lawyers Association of St. Louis (Past President); Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (Board of Governors); Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Past Executive Committee Member, Past Trial Section Chairman); Missouri Institute for Justice; Supreme Court Ethics Committee (Past Member); Supreme Court Committee on Civil Jury Instructions (Past Member); Inaugural U.S. District Court Civil Justice Reform Commission; The Learning Center (Board of Directors). Fellow: Fellowship in American College of Trial Lawyers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers; International Society of Barristers (Past Member of Board of Governors); Diplomate of American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Catastrophic Injury; Consumer Class Action; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Complex Litigation.Email: Robert F. Ritter
Maurice B. Graham (Director) admitted to bar, 1963, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Eighth and Ninth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Missouri, 1960; University of Missouri at Columbia School of Law, 1962. Missouri Lawyers Weekly Lawyer of the Year, 2001; The Missouri Bar President's Award, 1991; Spurgeon-Smithson Award, 1994; Purcell Professionalism Award, 2000; Pro Bono Award, 2000; American Judicature Society Special Merit Citation; University of Missouri Law School Citation of Merit; University of Missouri Distinguished Alumni Award; Distinguished Alumni Award, Central Methodist University; Best Lawyers in America®; 2009 Best Lawyers Bet-The-Company Litigation St. Louis Lawyer of the Year; St. Louis Best Lawyers, St. Louis Magazine; Super Lawyers of Missouri & Kansas. Past President, University of Missouri-Columbia Law School Foundation. Trustee, Jefferson Club. Past Board Member, Central Methodist College. Past Chairman, Supreme Court Advisory Committee. Past Co-Chair, Missouri Supreme Court Cameras in the Courtroom Task Force. Member: The Missouri Bar (Past President); Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; American Bar Association (Past Member House of Delegates). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Society of Barristers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys; Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Corporate Litigation; Consumer Class Actions.Email: Maurice B. Graham
Stephen R. Woodley (Director) admitted to bar, 1986, Missouri and Illinois; 1987, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri. Education: Washington University, 1978; Washington University Dental School, 1982; St. Louis University School of Law, 1986. Listed in Best Lawyers in America®; "Best Lawyers in St. Louis," St. Louis Magazine; Super Lawyers of Missouri & Kansas. Member: Lawyers Association of St. Louis (Past Executive Committee Member); American Board of Trial Attorneys; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (Past Board of Governors). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Federal Employers Liability Act; Complex Litigation.Email: Stephen R. Woodley
Patrick J. Hagerty (Director) admitted to bar, 1985, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 1986, Illinois. Education: Quincy College, 1981; St. Louis University School of Law, 1985. Board of Directors, International Society of Primerus Law Firms. Past Board Member, Trial Lawyers Care, Inc., Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Member: Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (Board of Governors); American Association for Justice. Fellow: International Society of Barristers; Advocate of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Railroad Law; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Personal Injury.Email: Patrick J. Hagerty
Don M. Downing (Director) admitted to bar, 1982, Missouri; 1983, Illinois; 1984, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: University of Missouri at Columbia, 1979; University of Missouri at Columbia School of Law, 1982. Former Missouri Chief Deputy Attorney General; Listed in Best Lawyers in America; Super Lawyers of Missouri & Kansas; University of Missouri Board of Curators; University of Missouri Law School Foundation Board of Trustees; University of Missouri Law School Law Library Campaign Committee; University of Missouri Jefferson; Missouri Law Review (Editor). Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Complex Litigation; Appellate Litigation; Employment Litigation.
Joan M. Lockwood (Principal) admitted to bar, 1993, Missouri; 1994, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri. Education: Boston College, 1990; St. Louis University School of Law, 1993. Recipient: 2003 Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis John C. Shepherd Professionalism Award; 2003 Missouri Lawyers Weekly "Up and Coming Lawyer"; Super Lawyers of Missouri & Kansas; 2008 St. Louis Daily Record Rising Star Award. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member, Missouri Supreme Court Committee on Civil Jury Instructions. Member: St. Louis County Bar Association; Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; Illinois State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Lawyers Association of St. Louis; American Association of Justice; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (Board of Governors). Fellow: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Foundation. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability.Email: Joan M. Lockwood
Morry S. Cole (Principal) admitted to bar, 1997, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri. Education: Baylor University, 1993; University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, 1997. Recipient: 2005 Missouri Bar Foundation's David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award; 2005 St. Louis County Bar Association Roy F. Essen Outstanding Young Lawyer Award; 2003 Missouri Bar Foundation Lon O. Hocker Trial Lawyer Award; Super Lawyers of Missouri & Kansas. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member, University of Missouri Law Society; University of Missouri Law School Foundation Board of Trustees. Member: The Missouri Bar (Past Board of Governors; Chairman, Young Lawyers Section Council, 2005). Practice Areas: Wrongful Death; Personal Injury; Environmental Law; Aviation Litigation; Products Liability; Corporate Litigation; Professional Negligence.Email: Morry S. Cole
Gretchen Garrison (Principal) admitted to bar, 1986, Missouri; 1987, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Missouri; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Missouri (B.S., 1982; J.D., 1986). Member, University of Missouri-Kansas City Moot Court Board. Managing Editor, University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review. Past General Counsel, Missouri Department of Health. Past Deputy Appellate Counsel, Missouri Attorney General's Office. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Chairperson, Appellate Practice Committee); The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association; Women Lawyers' Association of Greater St. Louis. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Gretchen Garrison
——————————M. Graham Dobbs (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Missouri; 2001, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Barnes College, 1994; Saint Louis University School of Law, 2000. Editor, Saint Louis University School of Law Journal of Health and Hospital Law; Recipient, Saint Louis University School of Law Academic Achievement Award in Evidence. Member: The Missouri Bar; Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Products Liability.Email: M. Graham Dobbs
Thomas Kelly Neill (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 2001, Arkansas and Illinois. Education: University of Missouri, 1999; University of Missouri at Columbia School of Law, 2002. Recipient: Order of Barristers Award, University of Missouri School of Law; William M. Howard Conflict of Laws Award, University of Missouri School of Law. Author: "Think Adding an In-State Defendant Will Keep You Out of Federal Court? Think Again," The Missouri Trial Attorney, 2009. Co-Author: Missouri Civil Trial Practice (3rd edition) 2008 Supp., "Voire Dire and Jury Selection"; "2005 Tort Law Review," for the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys. Member: The Missouri Bar; Illinois State Bar Association; Arkansas Bar Association; Missouri Association of Trial Lawyers; Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys; Lawyers Association of St. Louis. Fellow: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Foundation. Practice Areas: Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA); Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury.
Jason D. Sapp (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Missouri; 2007, Illinois. Education: Emory University (B.B.A., 1997); University of Missouri at Columbia School of Law (J.D., 2006). Order of the Coif, University of Missouri School of Law. Recipient: Judge Shepard Barclay Prize, University of Missouri School of Law; International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy Award. Editor in Chief, Missouri Law Review, University of Missouri School of Law. Member: The Missouri Bar; Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Class Actions; Plaintiffs Personal Injury.Email: Jason D. Sapp
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