LAURIE, Mo. — Laurie/Versailles City Attorney Steve Grantham will step down from his position with both cities at the end of May.
Grantham was appointed by Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens as Morgan County Associate Circuit Court Judge. He has been practicing law for more than 20 years.
Of his resignation from Laurie, Grantham said, at the Tuesday, May 9 Laurie Board of Alderman meeting, “I have enjoyed being here. I had a good-time as city attorney. We made a lot of progress and did a lot of good things."
Grantham recommended they consider attorney Andrew Renken to take his place, saying, "You will be in good hands with Andrew Renken.”
The Laurie Board of Aldermen approved Laurie Mayor Allen Kimberling’s appointment of Renken, as city attorney, at the Tuesday board meeting.
Renken is from Kansas City. He attended the University of Missouri Kansas and Missouri University School of Law. He has practiced law since 2004. and has operated the Renken Law Firm, a General Practice office, in Laurie, since 2008. He practices estate planning, real estate, civil and criminal law.
Renken serves on the board of Share the Harvest Food Pantry and the Sunrise Beach/Rotary Club. He also was a member of the Lake West Chamber of Commerce Board, for nine years, until reaching the term limit for a chamber board member.
Renken is married to Janay and they have two children.
“I look forward to helping the city move forward and stepping into Steve’s (Steve Grantham) shoes,” Renken commented.
Renken will begin working for the city upon Grantham’s resignation, at the end of May.
