Paul E. Ground - Quinn, Ground & Banton - Missouri and Illinois Lawyers

Attorneys

Paul E. Ground
Partner

Practice Areas:
- Civil Litigation
- Domestic Litigation
- Real Estate
- Zoning and Municipal Law

Biography

Paul Ground was born November 15, 1948, in Decatur, Illinois. His father Ted was a railroad switchman. His mother, Connie, was a homemaker. Later, however, while Paul was still a child, she obtained first a bachelors, then a masters¹ degree in education. Paul got to attend his mom¹s college graduation from Millikin University the summer after his junior year in high school. Paul¹s mom became a teacher, then later a school principal. She was once named the Illinois Elementary School Administrator of the year.

Paul went to Decatur Public Schools, graduating from Eisenhower High School in 1966. He attended Millikin University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, having spent a semester in the Washington Semester program at The American University in Washington, D.C. In one of his first classes in college, Paul met Carolyn Handrich of Belleville, IL. Shortly after they both graduated, they were married in June of 1970.

After serving for about 19 months in the United States Army near Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, Paul returned to the United States. He attended the School of Law at Washington University in St. Louis. While there, he published a note, Due Process and the Untenured Teacher: A Review of Roth and Sindermann in 10 Urban Law Annual 278. That publication is now known as the Washington University Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law.

After graduating from Law School in 1975, Paul joined classmate Greg Quinn to form the law firm of Quinn and Ground, based in West St. Louis County, Missouri. The firm emphasized personal and small business representation.

Paul and Carolyn have two sons, Bill, 22, and Steve, 9. They live in Ballwin and are members of St. Mark Presbyterian Church.

Education
Bachelor of Arts from Millikin University University in 1970.
Juris Doctor from the School of Law at Washington University in 1975.

Admissions
Missouri Bar
Illinois Bar

Awards
Who's Who in American Law
Who's Who in the United States

Service
In 1982, Paul managed the legislative campaign of Steve Banton. Paul has also been active in numerous community and political organizations. In 1983 he served as president of both the West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce and the St. Louis County League of Chambers of Commerce. In 1984 he sought the office of Republican Committeeman of Queeny Township unsuccessfully. He won that position, however, in 1988, and has been reelected in 1992, 1996 and 2000.

Paul served as Treasurer of the St. Louis County Republican Central Committee from 1993 to 1996. In 1996, he was elected Chairman of the Committee. The Committee again chose him as chairman in 1998 and 2000. His current term continues through August, 2002. Paul also serves as a member of the Republican State Committee and the Executive Committee of that Committee.