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Jane Elizabeth Unsell - Wood River, IL
3 South 6th Street Wood River, IL 62095
Unsell, Schattnik & Phillips, P.C.
Updated: 02/18/2024
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Wood River Personal Injury Lawyer
Overview
Jane Unsell graduated from Oklahoma City University Law School at the top of her class in 1979. Following her admission to the Illinois and Oklahoma bars, Ms. Unsell began her private practice with the Madison County law firm of Bernard and Davidson located in Granite City, Illinois. She remained there until 1986, at which time she opened her own law practice in East Alton, Illinois...
Jane Unsell graduated from Oklahoma City University Law School at the top of her class in 1979. Following her admission to the Illinois and Oklahoma bars, Ms. Unsell began her private practice with the Madison County law firm of Bernard and Davidson located in Granite City, Illinois. She remained there until 1986, at which time she opened her own law practice in East Alton, Illinois. During her work at Bernard and Davidson, Ms. Unsell prepared and tried multiple cases before Madison and St. Clair County, Illinois juries. She has represented insurance companies, defended individuals and prosecuted claims for injured parties. In 1995, after leaving Bernard and Davidson and opening the law office of Unsell & Unsell she obtained a jury verdict for an injured plaintiff in an auto/truck which was recorded as the largest plaintiff verdict at the time in Macoupin County, Illinois. At present she focuses her practice primarily on representing clients injured in motor vehicle accidents. Additionally, she represents individuals who have been wrongfully denied insurance coverage. She also handles contested estate and guardianship cases, she now sits as a hearing panel member for the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission in Springfield, Illinois. Mrs. Unsell is the senior partner in the law firm of Unsell, Schattnik & Phillips, PC which she founded in 1992. In 2010 she relocated the office from East Alton to Wood River, Illinois.
MoreAbout Jane Elizabeth Unsell
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Auto/Truck & Motorcycle Accidents
- Insurance Coverage Disputes
- Slip and Fall Accidents
- Probate Estates
- Guardianships
- Wills and Powers of Attorney
- Real Estate Law
- Brain Injuries
Litigation
- 75%
Current Employment Position(s)
- Of Counsel
Languages
- English
Representative Clients
- Granite City
- Grinnell Mutual Insurance Company
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1979
- Oklahoma, 1979
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2002
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2002
Other Affiliations
- Madison County Bar Association (Member)
- Illinois State Bar Association, 1979 - Present (Member)
- Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, 2011 - Present (Hearing Officer)
- Bar Association of Central & Southern Districts of Illinois , 2002 - 2003 (Member)
Education
- Oklahoma City University School of Law, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1979
J.D.
Honors: Graduated 2nd in her Law School Class with High Honors
Honors: Graduated with honors
Law Review: Oklahoma City University Law Review, Staff Member, 1977 - 1978 - Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma, 1974
B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Past Positions
- Bernard and Davidson, Associate, 1979 - 1986
- Unsell & Unsell, Partner, 1986 - 1992
- Unsell & Schattnik, Partner, 1992 - 2016
Classes and Seminars
- Dental/Legal Practice , SIUE Dental School, 1990 - 2015
Office Information
Address
3 South 6th Street Wood River, IL 62095
Phone
Fax
- 618-258-1957
Office Hours
Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Websites
Publication
Representative Cases
- Potts v. Madison Mutual Automobile Insurance, 112 Ill.App.3d 50, 445 N.E.2d 33 (Ill. App. 5th Dist. 1983)
- American Family Mutual Insurance Company v. Risinger, No. 5-09-0342, 2011 WL 10483272 (Ill. App. 5th Dist. 2011)
- Knippel v. Piper, 332 Ill.App3d 1152, 835 N.E.2d 1001 (Ill. App. 5th Dist. 2002)
- Mahmood v. Renner, 110 Ill.App.3d 1209. 454 N.E. 2d 1214 (Ill. App. 5th Dist. 1983)
- Roberson v. Hack, 107 Ill.App.3d. 1174, 441 N.E. 2d 189 (Ill. App. 5th Dist. 1982)
- In re the Estate of Marylou Kusmanoff, 2017 IL App (5th) 160129, 83 N.E.3d 1144 (Ill. App. 5th Dist. 2017)
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