Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• Spanish
• French

Lawyer Overview

Primary Industries Served:

Family Law; Employment Law; General Civil Practice; School Law

West Practice Categories

State & Municipal Bonds & Financing, Collections, Garnishment, Contracts, Uniform Commercial Code, Business Successions, Limited Liability Companies, DUI/DWI, Drug Violations, Federal, Felonies, Juvenile Crimes, Misdemeanor, White Collar Crimes, Education Law, Colleges & Universities, Private Schools, Public Schools, Special Education, Student Rights, Tenure, Employment Law -- Employee, Affirmative Action -- Employee, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee, Employee Rights -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee, Railroad Worker Injury/FELA, Municipal Employment -- Employee, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Affirmative Action -- Employer, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employer, Employee Rights -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer, Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employer, Municipal Employment -- Employer, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Whistleblower -- Employer, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Solid Waste, Elder Law, Trusts, Wills, Divorce, Government Procurement, State & Municipal Contracts, Hospital Law, Mental Health, Commercial Insurance, Property & Casualty, Title Insurance, Animal Bites -- Defense, Assault & Battery -- Defense, Aviation Accidents -- Defense, Defamation & Privacy -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Railroad Accidents -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Estate Administration, Dental Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Land Use & Zoning, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Employment, Municipal Liability, Workers' Compensation Appeals, Workers' Compensation Fraud

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 2001

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Sangamon County Bar Association
• Vachel Lindsay Association, 2003 - 2005 (President)
• Illinois State Historical Society (Board of Trustees)

Honors and Awards

• Sangamon County Bar Association Pro Bono Attorney of the Year, 2005

Classes and Seminars

• Employment Law from A to Z (Springfield): Presenter, Lorman - Employment Law Update, January 23, 2008
• Divorce Boot Camp (Collinsville): Moderator, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, February 22, 2008
• Mediation in Custody/Visitation Cases (Springfield): Presenter, Sangamon County Bar Association, February 8, 2008
• Representation of Children in Family Law Cases (Collinsville): Presenter, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 7th Annual Family Law Conference, April 18, 2008
• You Be the Judge - An Employment Case Law Update (Springfield): Presenter, Central Illinois Chapter-Society for Human Resource Managers, Ninth Annual Legislative Conference, April 23, 2008

Education

• Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 2001
  J.D.
  Honors: Excellence Award, Fall 2000
• University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, 1998
  Ph.D.
  Major: English
• University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, 1989
  M.A.
  Major: English
• Denison University, Granville, Ohio, 1987
  B.A.
  Major: English

Address

205 S. Fifth Street
Suite 700
Springfield, IL 62701

Phones

(217) 544-8491 (ext. 245)

Faxes

(217) 544-9609

Emails

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Websites

http://www.bhslaw.com