Grant Cragun
Contact
Call: 480-795-4661
gsc@KandOlaw.com
Practice Areas and Experience
Grant S. Cragun represents clients in a variety of contexts, including complex business disputes, trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract claims, business break-ups, defamation, and employment claims. He has trial experience and has represented clients at various phases of litigation. Grant has drafted and argued dispositive motions, taken and defended depositions of both fact and expert witnesses, and has negotiated positive outcomes for clients at mediation and outside of mediation.
Representative Cases and Clients
• Second-chaired federal jury trial for employment and defamation claims.
• Represented partners of a digital marketing company in a business break-up dispute, obtaining six-figure settlement.
• Represented partner of a recreational vehicle business in a dissolution requiring appointment of receiver.
• Obtained $1.5 million settlement in a personal injury case.
• Represented dentist in successful action on an internet defamation claim.
• Defended contractor in a contract dispute against client.
• Represented sub-contractor in dispute against general contractor for commercial project.
Professional Recognition
Southwest Rising Stars—2023-2024
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Professional Experience
Kercsmar & O’Hara PLLC, Scottsdale, Arizona, Senior Associate (2023 – Present)
Joseph Brown and Associates, LLC, Tempe, Arizona, Junior Partner (2022 – 2023)
Nikola Corporation, Phoenix, Arizona, Corporate Counsel (2021 – 2022)
Jackson White P.C., Mesa, Arizona, Associate (2018 – 2021)
Arizona Court of Appeals, Clerk to Hon. James P. Beene (2017-2018)
United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Extern to Hon. John Z. Boyle (2017)
Education
Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law (J.D., 2017)
o CALI Award Recipient: Legal Advocacy
o William H. Pedrick Scholar
o Teaching Assistant to Profs. Carolyn Williams and Susan Chesler
o Assistant Managing Editor, ASU Law Sports and Entertainment Law Journal
Brigham Young University (B.A., Political Science, 2014)
Court Admissions
Supreme Court of Arizona
United States District Court, District of Arizona
Personal
Grant was born and raised in San Jose, California. He lives in Mesa with his wife Jami and their three children. Grant loves to play basketball in his free time. He is a big fan of the BYU Cougars.
