Grahmn is co-chair of the firm’s commercial litigation practice, serves on the firm’s Board of Directors, and is the managing partner of the firm’s Lexington office. He focuses his practice on complex business litigation. He has experience handling breach of fiduciary duty claims, shareholder disputes, breach of contract claims, class actions, real estate disputes, oil and gas litigation, coal litigation, bankruptcy matters, and various business disputes in the equine industry. He also advises clients in non-litigation matters, such as the negotiation and preparation of business contracts and due diligence for business ventures.
He has appeared in all of the federal district courts in Kentucky and West Virginia, as well as numerous circuit courts throughout Kentucky and West Virginia. Grahmn has also handled appellate matters before the Kentucky Court of Appeals, the Kentucky Supreme Court and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Over the course of his career, he has represented clients in trial courts, arbitrations, and administrative proceedings in Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Washington D.C., California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming.
Credentials
Education
University of Louisville (B.S., 1998)
Bar admissions
Court admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Affiliations and memberships
- Kentucky Bar Association
- California Bar Association
- Fayette County Bar Association
- Executive Board Member
- Young Lawyers Section, past president
- Energy and Mineral Foundation
- LexArts, Fundraising Cabinet
- Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky, volunteer and event host
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- Junior Achievement, volunteer teacher
- God’s Pantry
Distinctions
- Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
- Kentucky Super Lawyers®
- Business Litigation (2021-2023)
- Future Star by Benchmark Litigation
- Rising Star by Lexington Young Professionals
- Kentucky Rising Stars® (2014, 2015)
News
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Dinsmore Elevates 16 Attorneys to Partnership, Elects Seven to Board of Directors, Names New Department Chairs
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Dinsmore Strengthens National Litigation Bench with Six New Attorneys in Lexington
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Kentucky Super Lawyers Recognizes 34 Dinsmore Attorneys on 2026 List
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260 Dinsmore Attorneys Listed as 2026 Best Lawyers®, Ones to Watch
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Kentucky Super Lawyers Recognizes 29 Dinsmore Attorneys on 2025 list
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250+ Dinsmore Attorneys Named 2025 Best Lawyers ®, Ones to Watch
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Lexington Partners Share Insight on Choosing the Right Legal Representation
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32 Dinsmore Attorneys Named 2024 Kentucky Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
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Lexington Managing Partner Talks Focus on DE&I to The Lane Report
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Kentucky Super Lawyers Honors 30 Dinsmore Attorneys; Three Partners Named in Top 25 Women List

