Lawyer Overview

Gail has appeared before the United States Supreme Court in two cases and has argued and submitted written briefs in over 200 appellate cases in the United States Court of Appeals and the Appellate Courts of Illinois and Missouri. Gail was formerly a staff attorney for the Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Protection Division in Washington, D.C.

She served on the editorial board of the Illinois State Bar Journal from 1996 to 2001. She currently serves as the Illinois liaison to the American Trial Lawyers Association Women's Caucus. Gail currently is an adjunct professor at Southwestern Illinois College.

Areas of Practice

• Appellate Law
• Civil Litigation
• FELA
• Maritime

West Practice Categories

Railroad Worker Injury/FELA, Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employer, Litigation & Appeals, Federal Appellate Practice, State Appellate Practice, Admiralty & Maritime Law

Bar Admissions

• Illinois
• Missouri
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Trial Lawyers Association Women's Caucus (Illinois Liaison)
• Seventh Circuit Bar Association (Member)
• Central and Southern District Illinois Bar Association (Member)
• Illinois State Bar Association (Member)
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Member)
• Women Lawyers Association (Member)
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• American Association for Justice (Member)

Past Employment Positions

• Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Protection Division, Washington, D.C., Staff Attorney

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1978
  J.D.
• University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO, 1974
  B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude

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Address

300 Evans Avenue
PO Box 229
Wood River, IL 62095-0229

Office Hours

8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Phones

(618) 208-4240
(866) 839-2021

Faxes

(618) 254-0193

Emails

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Websites

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