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Cross, Roland R.
Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP
205 S. Fifth Street
Suite 700
Springfield, IL 62701
Phone: (217) 544-8491 (ext. 245)
Fax: (217) 544-9609
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Summary
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
Qualifications
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
Office Information
Address
205 S. Fifth Street
Suite 700
Springfield, IL 62701
Phones
(217) 544-8491 (ext. 245)
Faxes
(217) 544-9609