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State Representative, Missouri House of Representatives
Jason Grill is currently an Associate at Holtsclaw & Kendall, LC, where he focuses his legal practice on representing individuals who have been injured in transportation-related incidents, including car and semi truck collisions and railroad-related accidents. Previously, Jason Grill worked as a partner in the Kansas City offices of The Grill Law Firm, LLC with his father, Brad Grill.
Jason Grill’s legal career is long in the making, going back to almost a decade ago when he was a Legal Document Clerk conducting file preparation for trial at Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP near his home in Kansas City, Missouri. Jason Grill would return to clerking again in 2000 when he worked as a Legal Litigation Clerk, researching various file preparation for trial at Thompson Coburn LLP. His clerking experience proved useful to Jason Grill because it prepared him for a Summer Associate position in at McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips in Kansas City, where he prepared legal memoranda, motions, and opinions in various areas of the law.
Beyond his legal profession, Jason Grill is widely known for being the Representative of District 32 in the Missouri House of Representatives. Jason Grill represents over 35,000 people in the areas of Parkville, Riverside, Lake Waukomis, Platte Woods, Ferrelview, Houston Lake, and Kansas City, Missouri. Elected in November 2006, Jason Grill is the second youngest legislator in the state of Missouri, and the only freshman member of the minority party to sponsor and pass a bill in the Missouri House during the 2007 legislative session.
Aside from his legal and political undertakings, Jason Grill has displayed his academic knowledge by working as an Adjunct Professor at Park University’s School of Social Sciences, where he teaches Business Law I and II, Legal Analysis, Economics, and MBA Level Legal/Business Ethics to graduate and undergraduate students. Jason currently resides in Parkville, Missouri.
Jason Grill's Schools
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University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law
, Class of 2004
Juris Doctor, with an advanced degree in Dispute Resolution
Clubs/Activities/Societies:
Phi Alpha Delta (Law Fraternity)
Athletics:
intramural basketball, soccer, football, and softball
Awards/Notable Achievements:
• Finalist in First-Year Mock Trial Competition
• Deans List: Spring 2003, Fall 2003, Spring 2004
• Advance Certificate in Dispute Resolution-University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law
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Saint Louis University
, Class of 2001
Clubs/Activities/Societies:
•Sigma Chi Fraternity
•Leadership Scholar (Saint Louis University)
•National Deans List Honor Society Beta Gamma Sigma (Business Honor Society)
•Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics Honor Society)
•Alpha Sigma Nu (Jesuit Honor Society)
•Golden Key National Honor Society Big Brother Mentorship program
Athletics:
Intramural soccer, flag football, basketball, and softball
Awards/Notable Achievements:
BS in Business Administration (Economics). Major: Economics / Minor: Political Science. Summa Cum Laude: G.P.A.: 3.83
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St. Pius X High School
, Class of 1997
Jason Grill attended St. Pius X High School in Kansas City. While at St. Pius X High School, Jason became an Eagle Scout, earned three varsity letters in football, was captain of the football team his senior year, earned two varsity letters in basketball, and earned two varsity letters in tennis. He also played baseball his freshman year. Jason also was Student Council Vice President and a member of the National Honor Society. One of his most exciting accomplishments at St. Pius X was being named a Kansas City Star Scholar Athlete on Fathers day. He graduated in the top 10 of his class with a 3.83 grade point average.
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Jason Grill's Companies
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Missouri House of Representatives
2007
- Jefferson City, Missouri
State Representative
Passed sponsored legislation in the 2008 legislative session of the Missouri House of Representatives, which Governor signed, to fight identity theft and protect consumers in Missouri. Serve on the Small Business, Tax Reform, Health Insurance, and Senior Nutrition Committees These are just a few of the accomplishments during my first term in the Missouri House. Nearly 1360 constituents who sent issue surveys back to Grill's office 82 percent approved of the job we are doing in the legislature, while only 6 percent disapproved (12 percent no opinion or no response). www.JasonGrill.com, http://house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills081/member/mem032.htm, http://www.jasongrill.com/index.php?type=news&cid=100, http://www.jasongrill.com/index.php?type=news&cid=99, http://www.jasongrill.com/index.php?type=news&cid=69
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Holtsclaw and Kendall, LLC
2007
Attorney
Worked with senior partners Brad Kendall and Rick Holtsclaw on the Seldon and Christina Turnbull v. Bolivar Ready Mix and Materials Company Inc., et al., which was tied for the ninth largest verdict/settlement in Missouri in 2007 at 3 million dollars (http://www.molawyersweekly.com/moverd07.cfm). Missouri State Representative Jason Grill was recently recognized by Missouri Lawyers Weekly as one of Missouri’s Up and Coming Lawyers. The weekly magazine recognized the best attorneys in Missouri who are under the age of 39 and who represent determination in legal work and in community betterment in their July 28, 2008 issue. Grill, 28, is an attorney at the Kansas City law firm of Holtsclaw & Kendall, LC. He focuses his practice in the areas of personal injury, commercial litigation, FELA, products liability, and transportation related matters. Out of the 48 individuals honored by Missouri Lawyers Weekly in 2008, 14 specialize in litigation, 5 are minorities, 12 are women, 24 are from Kansas City, and 16 are from St. Louis. Prior to joining Holtsclaw & Kendall, LC, Grill practiced law with his father, Brad Grill, at the Grill Law Firm, LLC, after graduating with a Juris Doctor and an advanced certificate in dispute resolution from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law. Rep. Grill serves in the Missouri House of Representatives and also works as an adjunct professor of graduate and undergraduate courses at Park University in Parkville.
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Park University
2005
Adjunct Professor
Adjunct Professor: School of Social Sciences (Graduate and Undergraduate Level) Teach Business Law I and II, Legal Analysis, Economics, and MBA Level Legal/Business Ethics. www.park.edu
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