Current Employment Position(s)

Owner, since 1999

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Corporate and Commercial Transaction and Litigation
• Real Estate and Municipal Law

West Practice Categories

Commercial Banks, Mortgages & Foreclosures, State & Municipal Bonds & Financing, Commercial Bankruptcy, Reorganizations & Restructuring, Workouts, Contracts, Joint Ventures, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Construction Contracts, Construction Liens, Employee Rights -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Municipal Employment -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Bankruptcy Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Commercial Leasing, Commercial Real Estate, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Eminent Domain, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Residential Real Estate, Title Insurance, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Employment, Municipal Liability, Aviation, Railroad, Trucking, Workers' Compensation Appeals, Workers' Compensation Defense, Workers' Compensation Fraud, Workers' Compensation Subrogation

Bar Admissions

• Missouri, 1978
• Illinois, 1978
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 1978
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 1979
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1993
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1979

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Illinois Bar Association, 1983 - 1985 (Chair, Membership & Bar Activities)
• Bench and Bar, 1987 - 1990
• Missouri Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• St. Louis Metropolitan Bar Association
• St. Clair County Bar Association
• O'Fallon Public Library, 1980 - 1982 (Board of Directors)
• Children's Wing Fund Raising Drive, 1982 - 1983 (Chairman)
• Boy Scouts of America, Okaw Valley, 1996 - Present (Executive Advisory Board)
• Big Brothers Big Sisters, St. Clair County, 1997 - Present (Board of Directors)
• Belleville Philharmonic, 1997 - 1999 (Board of Directors)
• Rotary International, O'Fallon, Illinois, 1999 - Present

Classes and Seminars

• Editorial Staff, St. Louis Metropolitan Bar Association, 1977 - 1978

Past Employment Positions

• Gallop, Johnson :& Neuman, L.C., Managing Partner, 1996 - 1997
• Suelthaus & Walsh, Corporate Vice President & Managing Principal, 1993 - 1996
• Pessin, Baird, Belsheim & Wells, Partner, 1986 - 1993
• Law Offices of Harold G. Belsheim, Attorney, 1979 - 1986
• Missouri Court of Appeals, Staff Attorney, 1977 - 1979
• City Council, O'Fallon, Illinois, Alderman, 1983 - 1987

Education

• Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 1977
  Juris Doctor
  Honors: Rutledge Moot Court Society, Chairman 1976-1977
  Honors: Master of Arms, Class of 1977
  Honors: Recipient, Amandus Brackman Award, 1977
• Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1974
  Master of Business Administration
• Concordia College, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1971
  Bachelor of Arts

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Address

1002 East Wesley Drive
Suite 100
O'Fallon, IL 62269-6136

Phones

(618) 589-1152
(866) 901-6137

Faxes

(618) 624-1812

Emails

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Websites

http://www.belsheim.com
http://www.southernillinoisbankruptcy.com