JOHN GLENN GROMOWSKY

1100 Main Street, Suite 2800

Kansas City, Missouri 64105
Telephone: (816) 842-1130 Facsimile: (816) 472-6009
E-mail: jgromowsky@gromowsky-law.com
Licensed in Missouri and Kansas

LEGAL EMPLOYMENT:

March 2005 – THE GROMOWSKY LAW FIRM, LLC, Kansas City, Missouri
Present Member
Criminal defense attorney vigorously defending the rights of the accused in federal and state
courts in Missouri and Kansas. Practice areas include crimes such as murder, assault, drug
distribution, drug possession, fraud, stealing, and white collar offenses.

March 2002 – HORN, AYLWARD & BANDY, LLC, Kansas City, Missouri
March 2005 Associate
Performed all aspects of civil litigation, including client and witness interviews, drafting of
pleadings, depositions, propounding and responding to discovery, interaction and
communication with other counsel, and trial preparation; researched, drafted, and argued
motions; practice concentrated in the area of medical malpractice defense but with case
experience in other fields, including personal injury cases for a large convenience store chain,
trucking accidents, and subrogation claims.

June 1999 – JACKSON COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Kansas City, Missouri
March 2002 Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Community Justice Unit
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Anti-Drug Unit
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Warrant Desk
Conducted numerous jury and bench trials; managed a case load continuously in excess of
forty active cases; negotiated plea agreements; researched, drafted, and argued motions;
interviewed and prepared victims and witnesses for hearings and trials; served as Jackson
County Drug Task Force Prosecutor; served as community prosecutor for Kansas City Police
Department’s Central Patrol Division.

June 1998 – CIRCUIT COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI, Kansas City, Missouri
June 1999 Judicial Law Clerk, The Honorable John R. O’Malley
Researched legal issues raised in motion practice; prepared proposed orders; recommended
judgments and rulings; communicated with attorneys and pro se parties; as law clerk to
presiding judge, worked closely with associate and circuit judges, local senior judges, and
visiting judges; maintained courthouse schedule; equalized dockets of the various divisions.

June 1997 – COOK COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Chicago, Illinois

June 1998 Law Clerk, Special Prosecutions Bureau Arson Task Force
Law Clerk, Special Prosecutions Bureau Gang Prosecutions Unit
Practiced law as a student under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 711; conducted bench trials,
including aggravated arson cases and a gang related murder; argued motions; assisted trial
preparation, including victim and witness interviews and evidence preparation; researched
legal issues; wrote section of appellate brief regarding use of prior convictions at trial.

May 1996 – DEPAUL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW, Chicago, Illinois

May 1998 Research Assistant and Administrative Assistant, Professor John F. Decker
Researched Fourth Amendment search and seizure law in the context of arson investigation;
assisted in writing and editing chapter in arson prosecution manual; edited law review article
on the emergency exception to the Fourth Amendment; administered the college of law’s
extern program, placing law students with government and public agencies.
ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

August 1994 – ALMAR PRINTING, INC., Kansas City, Missouri

August 1995 Operations Manager
Improved productivity through analysis and renovation of lines of production and manpower
usage; purchased automations systems equipment; trained employees in the use of computer
hardware and software.

June 1992 – UNITED STATES ARMY, Fort Myer, Virginia

August 1994 Director of Plans, Training, Mobilization, and Security, Fort Myer Military Community
Platoon Leader, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)
As director, responsible for the short and long range operations of three regional military
installations; researched, prepared, and executed operations plans, including the President
Richard M. Nixon Funeral Installation Support Plan; prepared and executed a two million
dollar annual budget and ammunition account; supervised a staff of fourteen military and
civilian personnel; as platoon leader, led a forty-two member infantry platoon; developed,
coordinated, and executed individual and collective unit training; marched in over 400
ceremonies in Arlington National Cemetery and throughout the national capitol region.

June 1990 – UNITED STATES ARMY, Camp Greaves, Republic of Korea

June 1992 Executive Officer, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment (Currahee)
Platoon Leader, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment (Currahee)
Battalion Mortar Platoon Leader, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment (Currahee)
As executive officer, second in command of a 132 member light infantry company, consisting
of both U.S. and Korean soldiers and forwardly deployed on the Korean Demilitarized Zone;
responsible for all unit logistical support and equipment maintenance; led a thirty member
headquarters platoon, including company mortar section; as platoon leader, led a forty-two
member light infantry platoon; developed, coordinated, and executed individual and
collective unit training; as battalion mortar platoon leader, led a thirty-five member mortar
platoon; trained platoon for and executed a three month Demilitarized Zone mission,
defending the American sector against enemy infiltration.

EDUCATION:

August 1995 – DEPAUL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW, Chicago, Illinois

June 1998 Juris Doctorate Degree; G.P.A. 3.384 (Top 20%)

July 1985 – UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY, West Point, New York
May 1989 Bachelor of Science Degree with a Field of Study in International Relations

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

“Best of the Bar” (Criminal Defense), The Kansas City Business Journal (2009)
“Super Lawyer” (Criminal Defense), Super Lawyers Magazine (2009, 2010)
Special Counsel, Jackson County, Missouri, Ethics Commission (2008-2009)
Chairman, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Criminal Law Committee (2008)
Vice-Chairman, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Criminal Law Committee (2007)
Finalist, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Thomas J. Conway Award (2003)
Appointed to the Kansas City Crime Commission’s Metropolitan Community Service Board (2001-2002)
Appointed to the Kansas City, Missouri, Community Police Steering Committee (2001-2002)
United States Army, Promoted to Rank of Captain
United States Army Ranger Tab and Parachutist Badge

PERSONAL:

Husband to Stacy and Father to Sophie, Ellie, and Lucy

Parishioner, St. Elizabeth Catholic Church
Member, Knights of Columbus, Msgr. Peter R. Kennedy Council #14163
Member, American Legion
Youth Coach, Brookside Soccer Club