Law Firm Overview

The firm has extensive experience in creditor's remedies, inside and outside of bankruptcy, has represented most of the bankruptcy trustees who serve in the Southern District of Illinois, and has also represented a large number of debtors. In addition to bankruptcy law, the firm also practices in the areas of commercial, banking, real estate, corporate, probate and estate planning law throughout its geographic area. Firm is issuing agent for 4 title insurance companies and has a staff of abstractors providing real estate title searches throughout Southern Illinois. The firm maintains its main office in Mt. Vernon with a branch office in Benton. The firm's central location allows easy access to all bankruptcy and circuit courts in the Southern District of Illinois. Terry Sharp, senior attorney, has lectured at numerous professional and trade seminars, has published several articles dealing with bankruptcy and accounting issues.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation & Appeals
• Bankruptcy Law
• Creditor's Rights
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Real Estate Law
• Probate and Estate Planning Law
• Trusts
• Commercial Banking
• Corporate Law
• Commerical Law
• Business Law
• Title Insurance
• Collections & Repossessions
• Adoption
• Foreclosure Law
• Chancery & Equity
• Contracts
• Guardianships & Conservatorships

Representative Clients

• Centrue Bank
• Agricredit Acceptance Corp.
• First Community Bank
• First Financial Bank
• Peoples National Bank
• Preferred Bank
• South Pointe Bank
• Ag Lease
• United Science Industries
• Eco Digital Development
• Wal-mart
• Farm Credit Leasing
• Housing Authority of the City of Mt. Vernon
• N.E. Mt. Vernon Water Co.

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Foreclosure & Alternatives, Bankruptcy Law, Creditors' Rights, Foreclosures, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Estate Planning, Trusts, Litigation & Appeals, Probate & Estate Administration, Real Estate Law