Stocks, Jerrold H
Featherstun, Gaumer, Postlewait, Stocks, Flynn & Hubbard
225 N. Water Street
Suite 200
P.O. Box 1760
Decatur, IL 62525-1760
Phone: (217) 429-4453 / (217) 429-5213
Fax: (217) 425-8892
Contact Us
Summary
Current Employment Position(s)
Partner, since 1993
Year Joined Organization: 1989
Lawyer Overview
Areas of Practice
- Civil Trial Practice
- Insurance Defense
- Local Government
- Construction Accidents
- Agricultural Law
- Civil Litigation, trial practice and appellate practice
- Insurance Law
- Business Litigation
- Probate, wills and estate planning
- Election law
Representative Clients
- Allstate Insurance Company
- Pekin Insurance Company
- Archer Daniels Midland
West Practice Categories
Agriculture Law, Bad Faith Insurance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Formation & Business Planning, Partnerships, Construction Law, RICO Act, Election Campaign & Political Law, Election & Campaign Law, Employment Law -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Estate Planning, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Insurance Defense, Insurance Law, Commercial Insurance, Directors' & Officers' Liability Insurance, Errors & Omissions Insurance, Insurance Malpractice, Insurance Subrogation, Motor Vehicle, Property & Casualty, Litigation & Appeals, Complex Litigation, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Personal Injury -- Defense, Animal Bites -- Defense, Assault & Battery -- Defense, Defamation & Privacy -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Products Liability Law, Machinery & Tools, Motor Vehicle Defects, Recreational Products, Professional Malpractice Law, Legal Malpractice, Other Professionals Malpractice, Land Use & Zoning, Residential Real Estate, Workers' Compensation Defense, Workers' Compensation Subrogation
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1989
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1989
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1996
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Decatur Bar Association, 1989 - Present (Member)
- Republican National Lawyer's Association, 2007 - Present (Member)
- Macon County Republican Party (Chairman)
- Leading Lawyers Network (Selected by Peers as one of Illinois' Leading Lawyers)
Education
- Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa,
1989
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - University of Illinois, Urvana/Champaign, Illinois, USA,
1986
B.A.
Fraternities/Sororities
- Sigma Pi
Office Information
Address
225 N. Water Street
Suite 200
P.O. Box 1760
Decatur, IL 62525-1760
Phones
(217) 429-4453
(217) 429-5213
Faxes
(217) 425-8892
