Biography

Maurice Grant is a nationally recognized and highly respected attorney, specializing in business and commercial litigation, employment, healthcare, and real estate. He successfully represents clients ranging from large Fortune 500 companies, to governmental entities, hospitals and private medical practices, medium and small businesses, as well as individuals.

Prior to co-founding Grant Austin, LLC, he founded Grant law, LLC, co-founded Grant Schumann, LLC, and established the Law Offices of Maurice Grant. Earlier in his career, after serving as a judicial law clerk for Justice Calvin C. Campbell of the Illinois Appellate Court, Maurice worked as an associate attorney representing clients in commercial, real estate, and employment litigation at the law firm now known as Much, Shelist, P.C.

During his career, Maurice has served the legal community both as a member of the Board of Managers and as Chair of the Solo and Small Firm Committee of the Chicago Bar Association. He currently serves on the CBA’s Finance Committee and as the association’s Pro Bono General Counsel.

Memberships & Affiliations

Maurice serves on several boards and holds leadership positions in numerous bar associations including:

• Board Member – Chicago United (2016 –Present)

• Treasurer – Chicago Bar Association (2017)

• Finance Committee – Chicago Bar Association (2013 – 2019)

• Steering Committee – Justice Enterprise Project (2012 – 2020)

• Finance Committee and Inclusion Initiative – NAMWOLF (2009 –2014) Board of Managers – Chicago Bar Association (2007-2009)

• Chair of Solo & Small Firm Committee –Chicago Bar Association (2006-2007)

• Vice-Chair of Solo & Small Firm Committee – Chicago Bar Association (2005-2006)

• Center for Conflict Resolution (2010 –2013) (Audit Chair)

• Evanston Symphony Orchestra (2011 –2013)

• Chairman of the Governance Committee (2007 – Present)

• Chicago State University Foundation (2002 – Present) (Chairman –2011 –Present)

• Chairman of the Board – Abraham Lincoln Centre (Member – 2001– 2011) (Chairman-2008-2011)

• NAMWOLF Law Firm Member

Education

Maurice graduated from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law in 1984. Prior to attending law school, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from DePaul University and attended graduate school, majoring in European and African History.

Awards & Recognition

• Grant Law Successfully obtained a dismissal of five class claims in the United States District Court (March 2020)

• 2019 Earl Burrus Dickerson Award Recipient from the Chicago Bar Association

• Featured in Forbes® Magazine (June 2017 issue, “How One Minority-Led Law Firm Is Climbing to the Top”), as well as the Real Estate Edition of Leading Lawyers SM Magazine (2017 article, “Maurice Grant: Shattering Perceptions in the Legal Industry”)

• A More Inclusive Way – Maurice Grant makes it his business to boost diversity – Illinois Super Lawyers Feature Article (2015)

• Leading Lawyer for commercial litigation from 2012 until present

• AV Preeminent® rating – Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™

• Business Leader of Color by Chicago United (2013)

• Named a Trailblazer, Elite Boutique by the National Law Journal (2022)

Representative Matters

• Represented a Fortune 30 bank in the dismissal of a proposed class action claim concerning overdraft fees in federal court.

• Represent a Fortune 20 bank for several real estate litigation matters including lien rights, title, creditor rights, and other related legal issues.

• Represented a former owner of a limited liability company established to process poultry for export to China. When the business was sold, the former owners could not agree on how to distribute the sale proceeds, which exceeded $4 million dollars. The claims in the case include breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud. On the eve of the trial, we reached a settlement that was favorable to our client.

• Represented a health insurer and Medicaid managed-care company against a $3 million dollar breach of contract claim filed by a vendor that contracted to provide care coordination for the client’s members with various behavioral health providers. After a three-day arbitration hearing, we prevailed on all but one of the claims made by the vendor.

Presentations

• Former PLI Faculty Member (2013 – 2019)

• CLE – CBA Trial Practice (Cross Examination and Closing Argument)

• CLE – Taking and Defending Depositions (2014)

• Webcast – CBA Practice Pointer, “Developing a Website for Solo and Small Firms” (2010) Webcast – CBA Practice Pointer, “Marketing for Solo and Small Firms” (2010)

• Guest Speaker – Entity Type and Partner Considerations, “Starting Your Own Law Practice” (2008, 2009, 2010)

• Guest Speaker – CBA Law Practice Management and Technology Conference, “How to Handle High Maintenance Clients” (2007)

• MCLE Evaluation (2005)

• Guest Speaker – Serving on the Board of a not-for-profit organization (2004-2006)