Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Primary Industries Served:

Colleges & Universities; Commercial Banks; Savings Institutions; Mortgage Bankers & Brokers; Insurance Carriers; Medical; Schools & Educational Services; Administration of Educational Programs

Representative Clients

• Springfield School District No. 186
• Lincoln Land Community College
• Springfield Clinic
• United Community Bank

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Banking & Finance Law, Commercial Banks, Lending & Secured Transactions, Loan Workouts, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Public Finance, Business & Commercial Law, Commercial Leasing, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Secured Transactions, Transactions, Construction Law, Construction Contracts, Construction Liens, Housing & Construction Defects, Government Construction Contracts, Education Law, Colleges & Universities, Private Schools, Public Schools, Special Education, Student Rights, Tenure, Employment Law -- Employer, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer, Employee Rights -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer, Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employer, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Labor Law, Collective Bargaining, Labor Arbitration, Labor Disputes, Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings, Unfair Labor Practices, Wage & Hour Laws, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Conveyancing, Residential Real Estate

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1973
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1974
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1974
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 1974

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Community Bank Mortgage Corp, 2000 - Present (Director)
• Illinois Council of School Attorneys (Member)
• National School Attorneys Association (Member)
• United Community Bank, 1982 - Present (Director)

Past Employment Positions

• Ensel, Jones, Blanchard and LaBarre, Partner, 1978 - 1989
• Sangamon County, Prosecutor, 1974 - 1975
• Lincoln Land Community College, Teacher, 1973 - 1974
• Pullman Banking Group, 1969 - 1972

Education

• Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1973
  J.D.
• Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, 1969
  M.B.A.
• Denison University, Granville, Ohio, 1967
  B.A.

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Gamma Delta

References

• United Community Bank, 301 N. Main, Chatham, Illinois

Address

205 S. Fifth Street
Suite 700
Springfield, IL 62701

Phones

(217) 544-8491 (ext. 238)

Faxes

(217) 544-9609

Emails

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Websites

http://www.bhslaw.com