Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Representative Clients

• United Community Bank, Chatham, Illinois
• Warren Boynton State Bank, New Berlin, Illinois
• US Bank, N.A., Springfield, Illinois
• Town & Country Bank, Springfield, Illinois

Representative Cases

• First Nat. Bank of Springfield v. Malpractice Research, Inc., 173 Ill.2d 524, 684 N.E.2d 1335 (1997)
• Beard Implement Co., Inc. v. Krusa, 208 Ill. App. 3d 953, 567 N.E.2d 345 (4th Dist. 1991)
• Wilder Binding v. Oak Park Trust and Sav. Bank, 135 Ill.2d 121, 552 N.E.2d 783 (1990)
• Buske Lines, Inc. v. Thermo King Michigan, Inc., 960 F. Supp. 170 (C.D. Ill. 1997)

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Lending & Secured Transactions, Loan Workouts, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Bankruptcy Law, Collections, Commercial Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Foreclosures, Workouts, Business & Commercial Law, Debtor/Creditor, Secured Transactions, Litigation & Appeals, Bankruptcy Litigation, State Appellate Practice, Real Estate Law, Conveyancing

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1981
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1981
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Chatham Presbyterian Church, 2000 - 2005 (Elder)
• Dana Thomas House Foundation, 1994 - 1995 (Board Member)
• Springfield YMCA, 1998 - 2004 (President of Board (2000-2002) and Board Member)

Classes and Seminars

• Collection Law in Illinois, Lorman Business Service, 1997 - Present
• Illinois Foreclosure Law, N.B.I., 1992 - 1993
• Problem Loans in Illinois, N.B.I., 1988
• Consumer Bankruptcy, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2005
• The New Bankruptcy Law - Consumer Section - One Year Later, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2006

Past Employment Positions

• Appellate Court of Illinois (Hon. Ben K. Miller), Law Clerk, 1982 - 1984
• Appellate Court of Illinois (Hon. James T. Londrigan), Law Clerk, 1981 - 1982

Education

• University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, 1981
  J.D.
• University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois, 1978
  B.S. (Finance)
  Honors: With Highest Honors

Address

205 S. Fifth Street
Suite 700
Springfield, IL 62701

Phones

(217) 544-8491 (ext. 249)

Faxes

(217) 544-9609

Emails

Contact Us

Websites

http://www.bhslaw.com