Victor L. Graves, Attorney

Victor Graves, PC is a small, boutique law firm focused primarily on recovery of assets for victims of financial exploitation, business counsel and civil litigation. Ancillary practice includes estates, general litigation, real estate, and medical malpractice/wrongful death. The firm is a "low volume" practice which focuses on a much smaller number of clients with greater attention to individual client needs. Many clients have been with the firm for years, and some of them since the practice first opened its doors over two decades ago. The managing attorney, Victor Graves, has earned his reputation by providing personalized legal counsel that begins in every case with developing a keen understanding of his clients' practical, economic and legal objectives. He is committed to acting quickly, and with selective assertiveness measured to meet the needs of the practice's diverse clients which includes individuals, businesses, a local government, nonprofits, and fiduciaries. With conveniently located offices, the Law Offices of Victor Graves, P.C., provides exceptional legal services for clients throughout Central and Southern Maryland including Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Anne Arundel, Montgomery, Carroll and Frederick counties. Mr. Graves holds a Juris Doctor degree from the Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law where he led a student civil liberties organization and earned several awards and a scholarship. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Cum Laude, from Columbia Union College, and has also attended programs at the University of Maryland and University of South Carolina. Mr. Graves is admitted to the bars of the United States Supreme Court, the United States Circuit Court for the Fourth Circuit, the United States District Court for the District Court of Maryland, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland, the Maryland Court Of Appeals, and the South Carolina Supreme Court (inactive). He practices predominantly in the state and federal courts in Maryland, but will appear in other jurisdictions pro hac vice, as permitted by local rule. Mr. Graves has held membership in the Maryland Bar Association, South Carolina Bar Association, Maryland Bankruptcy Bar Association, Maryland Criminal Defense Attorney's Association and the American Civil Liberties Union. His professional interests include protection of vulnerable persons from financial exploitation, law and public policy, equal access to courts, and end of life with dignity. Mr. Graves has served as an officer in the Honorable James MacGill American Inn of Court, and he has served on the boards of nonprofits including Consumer Credit Counselors of Southeast Maryland, and Consumer Credit Counselors of Virginia & S.E. Maryland. He has won numerous awards, citations and certificates of recognition. Mr. Graves is active in his community. He served as an adult scout leader, has earned the rank of EMS Lieutenant in his local fire/rescue department, and has extensive experience as an Emergency Medical Technician, running thousands of emergency calls ranging from cardiac arrest and childbirth to routine auto collisions. Mr. Graves came to the practice of the law well into adulthood and has a broad range of experiences including surveying, business management, marine construction, and construction related marketing. He has also owned and operated a nationally franchised real estate brokerage, a direct lending mortgage company and a title company. The diversity of Mr. Graves' professional and personal experience enables his practice to better understand and serve clients from all walks of life.

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law J.D.		Law School	N/A
			University of South Carolina B.S.B.A.