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Primary Industries Served:

General Farms, Primarily Crop; Nonresidential Building Construction; Plumbing, Heating & Air-conditioning; Hardware Stores; Real Estate Operators & Lessors; Real Estate Agents & Managers; Subdividers & Developers; Services to Buildings; Motion Picture Theaters; Offices & Clinics of Medical Doctors; Hospitals; Elementary & Secondary Schools; Colleges & Universities; Business Associations; Civic & Social Associations; Engineering & Architectural Services; Private Households

Representative Clients

• Memorial Health System, Springfield, Illinois
• George G. Kerasotes Corp., Springfield, Illinois
• Capital Area Association of REALTORS, Springfield, Illinois
• Spaghetti Shop of Mid-America, Inc., Springfield, Illinois
• Allied Plumbing & Heating Co., Springfield, Illinois
• Union Planters National Bank, Springfield, Illinois
• US Bank, Springfield, Illinois
• Bishop Hardware & Supply Co., Springfield, Illinois

Representative Cases

• Memorial Child Care v. Dept. of Revenue, 238 Ill. App. 3d 985, 604 N.E.2d 530 (4th Dist. 1992)

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Agriculture Law, Agribusiness, Banking & Finance Law, Commercial Banks, Lending & Secured Transactions, Loan Workouts, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Foreclosures, Workouts, Business & Commercial Law, Commercial Leasing, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Joint Ventures, Secured Transactions, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Business Organizations, Closely Held Businesses, Dissolution, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Trade Associations, Constitutional Law, Eminent Domain, Construction Law, Construction Contracts, Construction Liens, Estate Planning, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Intellectual Property Law, Trade Secrets, Natural Resources Law, Minerals & Mining, Oil & Gas, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Conveyancing, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Residential Real Estate, State, Local & Municipal Law, Limited Liability Companies

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1972
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1975

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Move Inc. (not-for-profit housing organization), 1976 - 1984 (President and Board Member)
• Riverton Foundation for Education, 1991 - 1995 (Board Member)
• Riverton Illinois Board of Education, 1979 - 1983 (Past President (1981-1983) and Member)
• Riverton Knights of Columbus, 1982 - 1984 (Grand Knight)
• St. James Church Pastoral Council, 1987 - 1988 (President)
• Springfield Project, 2001 - Present (Board Member)
• Springfield Zoological Society, 1997 - Present (Board Member)

Honors and Awards

• Alpha Sigma Nu (National Honor Society in Philosophy Elected), 1979
• Man of the Year, St. James Church, Riverton, Illinois, 1988

Classes and Seminars

• Law for Legal Secretary & Paraprofessional (Instructor), IICLE, 1983
• Role of Legal Assistants in Real Estate Transactions (Instructor), IICLE, 1980
• Basic Real Estate Practice (Instructor), IICLE, 1979
• Land Trusts (Instructor), IICLE, 1978
• Sales & Financing Under the UCC (Moderator), IICLE, 1978

Pro Bono Activities

• Habitat for Humanity, 1989 - 1996
• Springfield Project, 1995 - Present
• Judge, College Moot Court Competition, 1999

Past Employment Positions

• Chicago Title Insurance Co., Assistant Regional Manager - Regional Manager, 1972 - 1975

Education

• Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1972
  J.D.
  
  Law Review: Loyola University Law Review, 1971 - 1972
• Loyola University, Chicago, Illlinois, 1969
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude

References

• Thomas G. Cavender, Vice President, Memorial Health Systems, 701 N. First Street, Springfield, Illinois
• Jeff Cole, CFO-Executive Vice President, George G. Kerosotes Corp., 755 Apple Orchard Street, Springfield, Illinois
• Dan Sale, Executive Vice President, Capital Area Association of REALTORS, 3149 Robbins Road, Springfield, Illinois
• Nick Miller, Chairman of Board, Allied Plumbing & Heating Co., 1315 Wabash Avenue, Suite 2, Springfield, Illinois
• Lucy Bagot, Executive Vice President, Bishop Hardware & Supply Co., 214 N. Walnut, Springfield, Illinois

Published Works

• Case Comment, Loyola University of Chicago Law Journal, Vol. 3 No. 2, 1972
• Lender Procedures for Farm Mortgages Chapter 13 of Advising Illinois Financial Institutions (Co-Author), IICLE, 1993

Address

205 S. Fifth Street
Suite 700
Springfield, IL 62701

Phones

(217) 544-8491 (ext. 247)

Faxes

(217) 544-9609

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Websites

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