Figenshau Michael Sherburne

About Michael Figenshau Mike joined Gray Ritter Graham in 2021. He practices primarily in the areas of wrongful death, catastrophic injury, and commercial litigation. Mike earned his law degree, Order of the Coif, from the University of Missouri School of Law. He served on the editorial board of the Missouri Law Review, conducted extensive research for Professor Erika Lietzan, and was awarded the Judge Lawrence G. Crahan Memorial Judicial Fellowship. Prior to law school, Mike was a National Merit Scholar at Washington University, where he received a bachelors degree in Biology. He has published articles on topics including the admissibility of expert testimony and implied waiver of the physician-patient privilege. Professional Accolades Professional Associations News & Publications Bar Admissions & Education Full Bio Professional Accolades Young Lawyers Committee, National Center for State Courts (2022-present) Judge Lawrence G. Crahan Memorial Judicial Fellowship, Summer 2019 Professional Associations Professional Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Young Lawyers Division, Member-at-Large (2022-2023) Missouri Asian-American Bar Association Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys The Missouri Bar Lawyers Association of St. Louis St. Louis County Bar Association News & Publications News Nine GRG Attorneys Recognized by 2024 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers GRG in the News, November 2024 Figenshau Receives MLW Up & Coming Award GRG in the News, August 2024 Michael Figenshau Selected to Participate in 2023-24 Missouri Bar Leadership Academy GRG in the News, August 2023 Publications State ex rel. Lutman v. Baker, 635 S. W.3d 548 (Mo. 2021) (appellate case note), The Missouri Trial Attorney (2022) Missouris Imposition of the Ultimate-Issue Rule, 85 Mo. L. Rev. 185 (2020) Bar Admissions & Education Clerkships Judicial Intern, Honorable Mary R. Russell, Supreme Court of Missouri Judicial Intern, Honorable Philip M. Hess, Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District Admissions Missouri U. S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri U. S. District Court Western District of Missouri