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Preston King Johnson V
Saint Clair County, IL Attorney
Business and Real Estate
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
P.K. Johnson V, born in 1970, gained admission to the Illinois Bar in 1995 and the Missouri Bar in 1996. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree with honors from the University of Illinois in 1992 and attained his Juris Doctor degree with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1995.
During his leisure hours, P.K. finds joy in quality time with his wife and two sons, indulging in golf, and exploring new destinations.
Beyond his personal pursuits, P.K. contributes actively as a member of the Swansea, Illinois Board of Police Commissioners and holds a position on the Wolf Branch School District...
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Joel Beckwith
Madison County, IL Lawyer with 10 years of experience
107 South Pointe Drive
Edwardsville, IL 62025
Free ConsultationInsurance Defense
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Joel Beckwith obtained his undergraduate degree from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 2009, where he studied philosophy and political science. He later attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale where he obtained his law degree. As a student in his third year of law school his legal commentary was selected and published in the Journal of Legal Medicine. He has since practiced in the areas of personal injury, insurance defense, class actions and traffic law. He is an experienced jury trial lawyer. Mr. Beckwith is licensed to practice law in both Illinois and Missouri, and is a current associate attorney at Rynearson,...
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Kelly Garrett-Hicks
Saint Clair County, IL Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Ms. Hicks has been practicing law in St. Clair and Monroe Counties for more than 10 years. She has successfully tried numerous divorce and custody cases. She is also an experienced mediator. Ms. Hicks grew up in a small town in Monroe County and returned to the area to practice law. She resides with her husband and son in Columbia.
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William Barton
Madison County, IL Attorney
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Real Estate
Southern Illinois University School of Law
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,...
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Melanie K. Fairman
Saint Clair County, IL Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Loyola University Chicago School of Law and George Washington University - Mount Vernon campus
Melanie K. Fairman is an experienced trial attorney who has represented plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death actions since 1994. Over the years, she has obtained millions for clients through settlement and trial. A large percentage of her practice involves cases arising from medical malpractice and nursing home negligence, but over the years she has litigated quite a few significant vehicular collision and premises liability cases, including a $3.8 million verdict in a case tried by Melanie and her partner, Steve Seidman, against JW Marriott based on exposing a guest who was an attorney to Legionella bacteria, causing him...
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Michael Sheldon
Saint Clair County, IL Attorney
Free ConsultationConsumer, Insurance Claims, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Saint Louis University School of Law
Attorney Michael Sheldon started his legal career as a law clerk with Burger Law in 2019 while pursuing his Juris Doctor degree at St. Louis University School of Law.
In 2021, Michael received his Missouri law license and has since specialized in personal injury claims, including product liability, premises liability, dog bites, medical malpractice and workers' compensation. He has gotten great results in multiple bench trials and has recovered innumerable large settlements for his clients. He firmly believes that those injured through the negligence of another receive full compensation and a lasting sense of justice.
Before joining Burger Law, Michael worked...
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Gary K. Burger Jr
Belleville, IL Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Insurance Claims, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Washington University School of Law
Gary K. Burger, Jr. devotes his practice to helping injury victims and their families, providing financial recovery and protecting the future of those injured, and making our community safer through advocacy and volunteer work.
Chosen as a Superlawyer and a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum ~AV rated lawyer by LexisNexis and Martindale-Hubbell, “The preeminent Rating … indicating the highest level of legal ability and ethics. The pinnacle of professional excellence.” ~Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy and Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy ~Admitted to practice in Missouri and Illinois, and in...
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William R. Tapella
Coles County, IL Lawyer
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Southern Illinois University School of Law and University of Illinois College of Law
Bill R. Tapella practices in the area of civil litigation, including medical malpractice, significant personal injuries, trucking accidents, railroad crossing accidents, wrongful death matters, product liability, and other tort litigation cases.
Bill grew up in Herrin, Illinois and attended Eastern Illinois University and Southern Illinois University (SIU), Carbondale. He received his B.A. in Political Science from Southern Illinois University in 1981 and then went on to receive his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law. While there, he received numerous academic honors, including admission to the Order of Coif, designation as a Harno Scholar, and ultimately graduated Magna Cum...
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Mr. Karl Joseph Wulff
Effingham County, IL Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Oklahoma City University School of Law
Karl J. Wulff, (BA ’93, JD ’96) is the firm’s principal attorney. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Webster University in 1993. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 1996. Prior to attending university Mr. Wulff served in the United States Navy on board the amphibious assault aircraft carrier U.S.S. Tripoli (LPH-10) in the air department from 1987 to 1989 and later on board the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Saratoga (CV-60) as a reservist, earning the Sea Service Ribbon and the National Defense Medal. Mr. Wulff is a member of the National...
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Seth Albin
Madison County, IL Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Bankruptcy
Washington University School of Law
Seth A. Albin focuses his practice on the areas of Bankruptcy, including representing individuals and businesses, Creditor’s Rights, Family Law, including all aspects of divorce and adoption, including child custody, child support, maintenance, spousal support, and modifications, Enforcement and Collection of Judgments including replevin, garnishments and executions, Secured Transactions, Arbitration, Litigation, and Municipal Law.
Before joining Summers Compton Wells, Seth worked at one of the largest law firms in St. Louis and served as in-house counsel for a commercial lender. He has represented secured and unsecured creditors and debtors in all aspects of the debtor-creditor relationship, including work outs, debt...
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Lindsay Rakers
Coles County, IL Attorney with 22 years of experience
Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Saint Louis University School of Law
Lindsay Rakers is a personal injury attorney located in St. Louis, Missouri. She handles injury cases all over the State of Missouri and in Metro-East Illinois. Lindsay handles the following cases: automobile accidents, truck accidents, pedestrian accidents, motorcycle accidents, bus and taxi accidents, dangerous property, burn injuries, animal attacks, defective products, dangerous drugs, medical malpractice and nursing home neglect.
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Ken Gano Jr
Coles County, IL Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Northern Illinois University
b 1952, Graduate Northern Illinois University, 1980
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Emily E. Scott
Saint Clair County, IL Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationSouthern Illinois University - Carbondale
Emily is a determined and fierce advocate for her clients. At the same time her welcoming smile and friendly personality will put you at ease when discussing your legal problem. Emily has spent the last 12 years representing clients in real estate, eviction and installment sales contract cases. Whether it is negotiating a settlement or taking a case to court, Emily’s experience allows her to get results for her clients.
Emily has an Urban and Regional Planning degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a law degree from Southern Illinois University. While in law school, she worked for...
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Andrew J. Rankin
Saint Clair County, IL Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Drew is originally from Highland, Illinois and is a Partner for Stange Law Firm, PC who manages the Illinois offices of the firm. Drew obtained his Bachelor of Science in Aviation Management from Southern Illinois University. After college Drew worked as a professional pilot and flight instructor where he worked hand in hand with pilots and student pilots. Drew then went on and earned his Juris Doctorate from Southern Illinois University School of Law in Carbondale, Illinois. After law school, Andrew gained experience working for another law firm in Illinois and the Office of the State’s Attorney for Madison County,...
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Joe Pappas
Coles County, IL Attorney with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Business
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
I am a personable and caring attorney who aims to serve those in need.
My office is located in Coles County, but happy and able to serve those as far north as Champaign-Urbana, or as far south as Effingham.
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Michael P. Glisson
Madison County, IL Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Workers' Comp
Valparaiso University School of Law
Mike Glisson has been practicing law since 1996, passing both the Illinois and Missouri bar exams. He was born and raised in Springfield, Illinois, by his parents, with 4 older sisters, and an older brother. He realized at an early age, the importance of hard work and family, and carries this on in the raising of his own family. Michael and his wife Kimberly, a schoolteacher, have three boys and a daughter. He has litigated and tried numerous plaintiffs’ personal injury cases in the states of Illinois and Missouri, including those involving wrongful death, auto accidents, trip and falls, medical...
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Brian M. Wendler
Madison County, IL Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Workers' Comp
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
The firm and its attorneys have specialized for over 30 years in providing the highest rated (AV) quality legal representation for injured persons in product liability cases, motor vehicle crash cases, truck crash cases, workers compensations claims and personal injury cases. We provide one on one attorney-client service. Please see our many client reviews on avvo.com.
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Christopher Everett Sherer
Montgomery County, IL Attorney with 23 years of experience
Administrative, Appeals and Arbitration & Mediation
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
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Charles Armbruster
Madison County, IL Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims
Washington University in St. Louis
Attorney Charles Armbruster has 25 years of experience traveling the country and representing the rights of injured individuals. His outstanding track record includes 17 cases that reached a recovery of at least $1 million. He has obtained millions of dollars in verdicts for personal injury clients in 22 different states. Other law firms have asked him to serve as lead trial counsel in their cases due to his extensive and successful skills and experience inside the courtroom.
Attorney Charles Armbruster has 25 years of experience traveling the country and representing the rights of injured individuals. His outstanding track record includes 17...
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Patrick G. King
Madison County, IL Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation and Products Liability
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
MillerKing LLC, a comprehensive law firm in Southern Illinois near St. Louis, MO, works and concentrates in the areas of Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Workers' Compensation, Criminal Defense, Criminal Law/Traffic, Family Law, Estate Planning, Probate, Municipal Law, and Mediation.
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Sean M. Baker
Saint Clair County, IL Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of Illinois - Chicago John Marshall Law School
Seam M. Baker has been a Chicago personal injury attorney since 1995. His areas of practice include serious bodily injury and wrongful death involving structural collapse, trucking accidents, premises liability, as well as medical and nursing home malpractice.
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Steve Giacoletto
Madison County, IL Attorney with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Saint Louis University School of Law
Author: The Illinois Guide Book to Auto Accidents The Illinois Guide Book to Semi Truck Accidents Avvo Rating: 10.0 Superb American Association of Justice/American Trial Lawyers Association Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
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George Ripplinger
Saint Clair County, IL Attorney with 53 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims and Products Liability
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
George has been representing plaintiffs (claimants) in serious personal injury cases and death cases as well as negligence cases against doctors, lawyers and other professionals for nearly 45 years. George is a graduate of the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana both under graduate and law school. He served on the College of Law's Board of Visitors, from 1979 to 1986 and was President of the Board of Visitors from 1983 to 1984. He was awarded the University of Illinois, College of Law, Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2007. Other awards include: The Fellows of the Illinois Bar Foundation Award for Distinguished...
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Jon Rosenstengel
Saint Clair County, IL Attorney
Jon E. Rosenstengel is a seasoned attorney specializing exclusively in personal injury litigation. His practice is devoted to representing individuals harmed by the negligence of others and those injured in workplace incidents. Instead of prioritizing the financial interests of powerful insurance companies handling personal injury claims, Jon focuses on safeguarding the personal rights of his clients.
With decades of experience, Mr. Rosenstengel is dedicated to assisting claimants in obtaining the compensation they deserve to restore their health and well-being. He leaves no stone unturned in his pursuit of achieving the optimal outcome for your claim.
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Ryan Mahoney
Madison County, IL Lawyer
Employment
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Attorney Ryan Mahoney is an Illinois trial lawyer at Mahoney Law Firm, LLC with a background in complex personal injury, medical malpractice and sexual harassment cases. Throughout the years, he has helped countless individuals injured by negligence, sexual harassment or discrimination. Areas of specific focus for Ryan include car accidents, medical malpractice, birth injury, sexual assault, sexual harassment, workplace discrimination, and all areas of injury cases. Ryan has built a reputation for obtaining significant results in these cases and he takes great pride in holding wrongdoers accountable.
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Patrick Sullivan
Madison County, IL Attorney with 11 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, International and Workers' Comp
Southern Illinois University School of Law
Patrick Ryan Dunn Sullivan was raised in Belleville, Illinois. He is a graduate of Blessed Sacrament Grade School and Althoff Catholic High School. In 2005, Mr. Sullivan earned degrees from Southeast Missouri State University in Pure Mathematics (B.S.) and Anthropology & Foreign Languages (B.A.). He is proficient in Spanish, French, and Korean. In 2012, he graduated from the Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Mr. Sullivan began his career as an Assistant Public Defender in St. Clair County, Illinois, where he served for 6 years as the office’s first Director of Litigation. During that time he was lead counsel in dozens...
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Jerry Francis Costello III
Saint Clair County, IL Lawyer
Workers' Comp
Southern Illinois University School of Law
Jerry F. Costello is committed to managing cases related to personal injury litigation, with a focus on individuals who experience injuries resulting from the negligence of others or workplace incidents. He is dedicated to skillfully protecting the rights of his clients, working diligently to ensure they receive the compensation they rightfully deserve.
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Nancy Shepard
Saint Clair County, IL Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Northwestern University School of Law
Nancy Shepard has spent almost her entire legal career protecting the rights of injured workers before the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. She has won won numerous appeals at the Commission, Circuit Courts and the Illinois Appellate Courts and prides herself on providing expert guidance for her clients. Nancy works tirelessly to fight for maximum compensation for her clients.
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Brady McAninch
Saint Clair County, IL Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Hipskind & McAninch, LLC is a Belleville law firm dedicated to personal injury claims in Illinois. The firm’s trial attorneys offer personalized service backed by local experience with some of the preeminent firms in St. Louis. As a result, they have earned a 5-star reputation on prominent review sites. If you have been injured in an accident, call today for a free consultation to discuss your legal needs.
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Benjamin T. Stephens
Madison County, IL Attorney with 18 years of experience
Workers' Comp
Southern Illinois University School of Law
Benjamin Stephens has been with Johnston Law Offices for nearly 20 years and concentrates his practice in the areas of workers' compensation, personal injury and criminal defense. He has litigated both workers' compensation and personal injury cases for the firm, and has been involved in securing settlement awards in excess of one million dollars, in addition to numerous workers' compensation cases in excess of six figures.
Ben graduated from New Athens High School and attended Eastern Illinois University where he graduated with high honors. He continued his education at Southern Illinois University School of Law where he graduated in 2005....
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Allen G. Mealey
Saint Clair County, IL Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Tulane University School of Law
Providing compassionate and comprehensive bankruptcy services to consumer debtors for over 20 years: Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Protection
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John Hipskind
Saint Clair County, IL Attorney
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Workers' Comp
Hipskind & McAninch, LLC is a Belleville law firm dedicated to personal injury claims in Illinois. The firm’s trial attorneys offer personalized service backed by local experience with some of the preeminent firms in St. Louis. As a result, they have earned a 5-star reputation on prominent review sites. If you have been injured in an accident, call today for a free consultation to discuss your legal needs.
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Barbara L Sherer
Madison County, IL Lawyer
Real Estate
Washington University in St. Louis
Barbara has been practicing law in the St. Louis Metro East area for over 27 years, concentrating in the areas of family law, real estate law, criminal defense and general civil practice.
She completed both her undergraduate degree and Juris Doctorate at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. During law school, she clerked on the Court of Appeals in Eastern Missouri and worked at a personal injury law firm.
After graduating, she worked at the Law Firm of Lucco, Brown, and Mudge in Edwardsville, Illinois. Additionally, Barbara was the lead attorney in the Domestic Violence/Child Support Enforcement Unit of the Madison County...
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Thomas O. Falb
Madison County, IL Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
University of Illinois College of Law and University of Illinois College of Law
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Brian D. Pondenis
Coles County, IL Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Bankruptcy and Real Estate
University of Illinois College of Law
Brian is proud to continue the tradition of personal services performed by Brainard Law Offices LLC, the oldest law firm in Charleston. We have the advantage of years of experience, both from debtor, creditor, and trustee perspectives, which enables our firm to provide superior bankruptcy services for our clients. We believe each client deserves individual attention.
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Bradley Bauer
Montgomery County, IL Lawyer with 9 years of experience
(217) 324-2323
703 W. Union Ave- Suite 3
PO Box 130
Litchfield, IL 62056
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale and Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
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Wendell Ray Guffey
Saint Clair County, IL Lawyer with 39 years of experience
IP, Patents and Trademarks
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University
Intellectual property attorney with over 35 years experience in patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and related contracts.
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Nathan P. Links
Saint Clair County, IL Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationSaint Louis University School of Law
NATHAN P. LINKS, born in Carlyle, Illinois .
License: Illinois, 2012
Education: Southern Illinois University Carbondale (B.S. in Biological Sciences, 2009); St. Louis University School of Law (J.D., 2012)
Member: Illinois State Bar Association, St. Clair County Bar Association.
Areas of Practice: Mr. Links practices in the following areas of law: Estates and Trusts, Family Law, Real Estate, and Guardianships, as well as General Practice.
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Neal J. Wallace
Madison County, IL Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Business, Consumer and Employment
University of Dayton School of Law
Accomplished attorney with background in the areas of real estate, business law, consumer law, wills, trusts, & estate planning, employment law, and dispute resolution. Extensive experience drafting and negotiating contracts and legal documents, particularly in the corporate and real estate areas. Able to identify core issues and obtain solid results.
Approved Mediator for the Greater Gateway Association of Realtors
Arbitration panelist in the Madison County Mandatory Arbitration program
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Elizabeth Eberspacher Nohren
Shelby County, IL Attorney with 22 years of experience
Real Estate
Loyola University Chicago and University of Nottingham School of Law, U.K.
Liz Nohren has been practicing law for over 20 years. Her first 5 years were spent at a commercial litigation firm in Chicago, where she thrived and enjoyed the hustle and bustle of a city practice. However, Liz felt a pull to return home to the family firm in Shelbyville and join her father in practice. She remained lead counsel on a couple trials, including a construction litigation jury trial, and completed that work by commuting to Chicago for approximately 8 months after her move at the firm's request. Since moving home to Shelby County, Liz...