Damien Granderson is a famous attorney and has enjoyed a distinguished career in criminal law. He has represented many celebrity clients who have been charged with crimes and successfully defended many high-profile cases. Damien, born March 6, 1981, to parents Clive Granderson and Elizabeth Granderson of Chicago, IL.
Up to now, he is a renowned attorney who has won numerous awards for his work in law. The successful entertainment lawyer attended Princeton University and graduated from the prestigious Ivy League institution cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Damien Granderson obtained his Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School.
Here, the successful lawyer was on the Dean’s List during his undergraduate studies at Harvard College. While pursuing his undergraduate degree, he managed to maintain a 3.8 GPA and was featured in the Princeton 100 as a distinguished student in 2001. However, Damien Granderson does not limit himself to criminal law; he has also successfully represented many individuals with financial and white-collar offenses.
He has tried over twenty cases before judges and juries in five states (Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin) which places him among the elite of his profession. The entertainment lawyer is one of only a handful of attorneys to have obtained two verdicts of not guilty from felony charges in federal court on behalf of his clients facing upwards of 30 years to life imprisonment. Damien Granderson is also the recipient of several awards and recognitions.
These include the Robert T. Kennedy Award for his work with the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
Also, the selection for inclusion in Super Lawyers magazine, recognition as one of the Top 100 Attorneys in the Chicago area by Crain’s Chicago Business Magazine, named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers from 2009-2011 and recognition by Law & Politics Magazine as one of the Top 25 under 40 attorneys in Illinois. In 2008 entertainment lawyer Damien Granderson successfully prosecuted an Illinois case against an individual charged with Murder & Kidnapping that resulted in convictions on all counts.