Areas of Practice:  Commercial Litigation,  Construction Law, Education Law, Personal Injury, Labor & Employment Law

John W. Grimm was a member of the firm from 1989 to 1993, before leaving to take an appointment as Circuit Judge for the 32nd Judicial Circuit to fill an unexpired term. In 1994, he was elected to a six-year term and was re-elected without opposition to a second six-year term in 2000. Mr. Grimm rejoined the firm in 2003.

From 1987 to 1989, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Stephen N. Limbaugh, U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Missouri. He now draws upon his experience in both the state and federal courts in maintaining a trial practice in the areas of business litigation and personal injury. Mr. Grimm also is licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois.

He has been active in professional associations on the state and national levels. As a member of The Missouri Bar, he served on the Young Lawyers Section Council from 1992 to 1996. In the American Bar Association, he was a member of the Executive Council of the Young Lawyers Section from 1995 to 1996, and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Conference of State Trial Judges from 1999 to 2000. He also is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys. Mr. Grimm received his B.S. in 1984 from Southeast Missouri State University and his J.D. in 1987 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he was Topics Editor of the UMKC Law Review.