Springfield Attorney Greggory D. GrovesJohn Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts today announced Springfield attorney Greggory D. Groves will join the company in mid-May as the senior vice president and general counsel of the company. His extensive 24 years of legal experience includes work as outside counsel for John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts. Springfield, Mo.-based John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts is the largest private, independent owner and manager of hotels in the United States. Groves will report directly to John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts' CEO Jacquie Dowdy. He will be responsible for real estate and financing transactions, hotel development activities, acquisitions/dispositions, operational compliance of hotel and corporate legal entities, contracts management, franchise licensing, documentation and compliance, human resources, and oversight of claims and litigation involving the company. Groves will succeed Justin Harris, who will continue to collaborate with John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts in a consulting role while pursuing unrelated family-owned and start-up business ventures. Groves and Harris previously worked together for several years as partners in the Springfield law firm Lowther Johnson Attorneys at Law, LLC.