Robert R. (Bob) Graves, Jr

Bob is a partner with the law firm of Burns Anderson Jury & Brenner, L.L.P. He is board certified in Texas Workers’ Compensation Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Bob represents employers and insurance carriers in administrative and court proceedings regarding workers’ compensation benefit disputes, medical disputes, subrogation claims and compliance matters. He has participated in the legislative process regarding workers’ compensation issues and acted as an expert witness on workers’ compensation matters.

Bob is a graduate of Willamette University College of Law, where he was a member of the Willamette Law Review and Moot Court Board, and Centenary College of Louisiana. He has been admitted to practice law by the State Bar of Texas, State Bar of Oregon (inactive) and the United States District Courts of the Western, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of Texas.

Bob is a former member of the Workers’ Compensation Law Advisory Commission (Texas Board of Legal Specialization), current member of the Workers’ Compensation Law Exam Commission (Texas Board of Legal Specialization), College of the State Bar, Austin Bar Association and a Fellow with the Texas Bar Foundation. He was Vice President, Carrier Section, Workers’ Compensation Section of the State Bar of Texas (2017-2018) and he is a former Chair of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the State Bar of Texas (2019-2020). Bob is a Fellow of The College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers. In 2022 Bob received the “Barbed Wire Award” from the State Bar of Texas’ Workers’ Compensation Section for a lifetime of achievements in workers’ compensation.

In his youth, he was a Pathfinder with the 82nd Airborne Division. In addition to the practice of law, Bob enjoys being active, participating in CrossFit and, most recently, exploring the challenges of competitive country and western dancing. For additional information and full list of Bob’s accomplishments, please view: https://www.bajb.com/attorneys/robert-graves/.