Joe Hargraves
Missouri
The Cook Group
701 Market Street
Suite 1225
St. Louis, MO 63101
Tel: (314) 882-9869
Email:
jhargraves@cookgrouplegal.com
Web:
https://www.cookgrouplegal.com
Joe Hargraves is the Managing Partner of the St. Louis, Missouri office for The Cook Group. Joe focuses his practice on toxic torts claims including products and premises claims, asbestos defense, and other toxic torts as well as general civil defense matters.
Joe has defended a multitude of companies and product manufacturers in asbestos claims throughout Illinois and Missouri for the last decade. He serves as National Coordinating Counsel for several high-profile defendants and develops and coordinates defense strategies for clients in Madison County, St. Clair County, and St. Louis as well as national clients.
Joe assists and leads the development of efficient and cost-effective approaches for navigating the high-volume litigation in Illinois and Missouri. He handles all aspects of litigation through negotiation of case resolution and trial preparations.
Joe also practices general civil litigation in Missouri and Illinois including insurance defense matters and small business litigation disputes along with representing individual clients.
Bar Admissions
- Missouri
- Illinois
Education
- Saint Louis University School of Law
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale
From filing to trial to appeal, we create innovative and cost-effective solutions throughout the course of representation while aggressively fighting for our clients’ interests.
The practice of law is rapidly changing and The Cook Group is at the forefront of that change, leading the charge to modernize and streamline practices to more efficiently serve our clients while aggressively advancing and protecting our clients’ interests.
The Cook Group is distinguished in its commitment to client service with formidable legal talent across multiple jurisdictions and disciplines. With a focus on putting our client’s needs first, you’ll see attorneys from diverse backgrounds leading client engagements and practice groups.
We leverage our strengths and experience as defense litigators to our client’s advantage: sharing ideas, knowledge and diverse perspectives with clients and each other to increase opportunities and overall effectiveness. Our attorneys go out of their way to know our clients’ businesses so that you have a true partner in all stages of the legal process.