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William Barton

William Barton

Estate Planning, Personal Injury
  • Nursing Home Abuse, Estate Planning, Products Liability ...
  • Illinois, Missouri
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About Bill

Bill is a Southern Illinois native. He and his wife live in the Carbondale area with their five children. He attended Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. He later earned Masters’ degrees in Special Education and Counseling Psychology, from McKendree University. He in Special Education classrooms in public and private schools.

Later, Bill worked as a counselor-intern for St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, and as a clinician for Chestnut Health Systems. He provided mental health and addiction recovery services, clinical analysis, and employee assistance support. His clients included Federal and State probation, and inmates in the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Through the Wounded Warrior Project, he served combat veterans affected by PTSD. He is a trial consultant, specializing in juror analysis and selection, and has worked with law firms in St. Louis and from St. Clair, Perry, and Franklin Counties all the way down to Alexander, Johnson, and Pope.

Bill obtained his law degree from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale School of Law, where he served as Magister of the Lesar Inn for Phi Delta Phi, the International Legal Honors Society. He was an intern with the Illinois Innocence Project, assisting senior defense attorneys by interviewing convicted offenders to determine their suitability for the program. He worked as a law clerk in DUI defense, worker’s compensation, insurance defense, and family law firms in Williamson and Jackson Counties. He served as a State’s’ Attorney in St. Clair County, Illinois, as a 711 Licensee. He was the Editor for the 2017 St. Clair County Juvenile Justice Council Teen Court Manual.

Practice Areas
Nursing Home Abuse
Estate Planning
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Products Liability
Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Elder Law
Real Estate Law
Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Fees
  • Free Consultation
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Illinois
Supreme Court of Illinois
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Missouri
The Missouri Bar
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Languages
  • Chinese
  • English: Spoken, Written
  • Spanish
Professional Experience
Attorney
SI Elder Law
- Current
Attorney
Onder Law Firm
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Education
Southern Illinois University School of Law
J.D.
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Awards
CALI for Excellence - Children & the Law
Computer Assisted Learning Institute
Professional Associations
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Current
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Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
- Current
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Speaking Engagements
MADD Missouri Heroes for Heroes, Law Enforcement Awards, St. Charles, Missouri
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Websites & Blogs
Website
Contact & Map
William Barton Attorney at Law
5806 State Route 162
Glen Carbon, IL 62034
Telephone: (618) 210-0464
Cell: (618) 210-0464