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Matt C. Deering
Champaign, IL Business Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Business, Communications, IP and Real Estate
Large corporations and small companies alike need sound legal advice from attorneys who understand the demands and dynamics of the business environment. Clients of Meyer Capel will find these skills in Matt C. Deering.
A native of Champaign-Urbana and a graduate of Champaign Central High School, Mr. Deering holds a bachelor of arts in economics from the University of Kentucky and a juris doctorate from Ohio Northern University. He joined the firm in 1994 as a law clerk and became a full-time associate in 1996 and a shareholder on January 1, 2003.
In addition to handling general corporate and business law concerns,...
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Steven A. Amjad
Champaign, IL Business Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Business, Appeals and Personal Injury
Saint Louis University
Steven A. Amjad brings extensive experience in many aspects of legal practice to the clients of Meyer Capel. Over the last several years he has practiced litigation including complicated commercial litigation, personal injury, toxic tort defense and criminal defense.
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Francis J. Jahn
Champaign, IL Business Law Lawyer with 58 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
University of Illinois College of Law
Since joining the firm in 1970, Francis J. (Jerry) Jahn has been responsible for building and expanding the business practice of Meyer Capel. He served as President of the firm from January 1999 until December 2010.
A 1967 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law, Jerry was winner of the Frederick M. Green Moot Court Competition and the Horner Cup and Waterman Prize for Excellence in Moot Court Competition as a law student. He was also recipient of the Harno Scholarship.
Jerry is a member of the Illinois State and Champaign County Bar Associations. He served on CCBA's board of...
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Donald Mark Flack
Wood River, IL Business Law Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Business
Saint Louis University School of Law
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Colleen C.M. Ramais
Champaign, IL Business Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
Business and Criminal
University of Illinois College of Law
Colleen C. M. Ramais joins Meyer Capel’s litigation team as a full-time associate after serving a two-year judicial clerkship with the Honorable Justice Rita B. Garman of the Illinois Supreme Court.
Colleen graduated summa cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law with her juris doctorate in 2010. As a law student, she was named to the Dean's List for all six law school semesters and was awarded the Celia M. Howard Fellowship for graduate study from the Illinois Federation of Business and Professional Women. She is a ten-time recipient of the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for...
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Rosemarie Parker
Freeburg, IL Business Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Business, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Real Estate
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Mr. Jeffrey Hays
Champaign, IL Business Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
411 W. University
Champaign, IL 61820
Business, Immigration and Real Estate
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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Richard T. West
Champaign, IL Business Law Lawyer with 56 years of experience
Business, Appeals, Health Care and IP
University of Illinois College of Law
Richard T. West has been practicing law for over forty-one years. He has been a shareholder of Meyer Capel for over half of his career, having practiced in other firms in the community prior to joining Meyer Capel in 1991 as a shareholder. Throughout much of his career, his focus has been in the areas of complex litigation involving, for example, intellectual property, construction, banking, products liability, contract disputes and corporate and fiduciary obligations, as well as business representation, construction law, and health care law. In recent years, he has begun to shift his focus from an active litigation practice...
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David B. Sholem
Champaign, IL Business Law Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Case Western Reserve University
David B. Sholem joined Meyer Capel in 1978 and was named as a shareholder of the firm in 1982. He graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Mr. Sholem attended the University of Illinois College of Law and Case Western Reserve University’s School of Law where he obtained his Juris Doctor degree in 1978. He was admitted to the Illinois State Bar in 1978. Mr. Sholem’s professional affiliations include Champaign County (Illinois) Bar Association (former President), Illinois State Bar Association (Real Estate Section) and American Bar Association.
David Sholem has represented a number of real estate developers and...
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Anthony George Michael Swarringin
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Belleville, IL Business Law Attorney with 6 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Family and Tax
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Phillip Reed
Springfield, IL Business Law Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Business, Bankruptcy, Construction and Divorce
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Evan D. Coobs
Champaign, IL Business Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
Business
University of Iowa
Evan Coobs is a shareholder in Meyer Capel's business and transactional practice group. A practicing attorney since 1989, he has been with Meyer Capel since 1996, and a shareholder of the firm since 1998. He regularly works with other lawyers as cost-effective and trusted co-counsel and local counsel.
Experience
There is no substitute for experience. Mr. Coobs' experience ranges from assisting developers of affordable housing, to in-house work for a multinational manufacturing company, to helping start-up clients negotiate their first commercial lease, to parsing through the details of complex financing arrangements, including syndicated loan transactions.
Mr. Coobs' practice is focused in the...
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Zachary S Walston
Marion, IL Business Law Attorney
Business, Probate and Real Estate
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Eugenia Hunter
Carbondale, IL Business Law Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Business, Agricultural, Animal and Bankruptcy
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Forrest J. Heyman
Champaign, IL Business Law Attorney with 13 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
University of Illinois College of Law
Forrest Heyman joined the firm as a summer associate in 2011 and became an associate attorney following his admission to the Illinois Bar in 2012. His areas of practice include business planning, corporate transactions, real estate, and estate planning and administration.
Forrest is a locally-raised attorney with an international perspective. Hailing from Paxton, Illinois, Forrest attended Butler University from 2005 to 2008, where he earned a bachelor of science in economics, with honors. Following a semester in Hong Kong, Forrest was named Sigma Nu National Man of the Year and joined The Boeing Company in Seattle, Washington, where he...
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Michael J. Diaz
Alton, IL Business Law Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
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Britt A Brown
Decatur, IL Business Law Attorney
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Joshua Mistler
Columbia, IL Business Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Business, Construction, Divorce and Real Estate
A. Michael Kopec
Springfield, IL Business Law Attorney with 50 years of experience
Business, Divorce and Family
Jeffrey J. Lowe
Belleville, IL Business Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Saint Louis University School of Law
Jacob A. Flint
Belleville, IL Business Law Attorney
Free ConsultationBusiness, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Saint Louis University School of Law
Andrew J. Tuteur
Belleville, IL Business Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Washington University School of Law and Washington University School of Law
Charles Schmadeke
Springfield, IL Business Law Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Business, Education and Employment
John Marshall Law School
Amy Michelle Roebuck
Champaign, IL Business Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
504 E Pennsylvania Ave
Champaign, IL 61820
Business
University of North Carolina School of Law
Kyle Barry
Springfield, IL Business Law Lawyer
Business and Energy
University of Iowa College of Law
Edward Renner Gower
Springfield, IL Business Law Attorney with 45 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Employment and Environmental
University of Virginia School of Law
Erick Edward VanDorn
Belleville, Illinois Business Law Lawyer
Business and Employment
University of Illinois College of Law
John Sabo
Belleville, Illinois Business Law Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Business, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Southern Illinois University College of Law
Dawn Cowdry Sallerson
Belleville, Illinois Business Law Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Business, Insurance Defense, Legal Malpractice and Medical Malpractice
Saint Louis University School of Law
Francis J. Flynn
Belleville, IL Business Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationBusiness, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Saint Louis University School of Law
John Gilbert
Edwardsville, Illinois Business Law Attorney with 50 years of experience
Kurt Edward Reitz
Belleville, Illinois Business Law Attorney
Business, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Illinois School of Law
Thomas Londrigan Jr
Springfield, Illinois Business Law Lawyer
Business and Administrative
University of Notre Dame Law School
William Patrick Hardy
Springfield, Illinois Business Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
Business, Appeals and Workers' Comp
Southern Illinois University School of Law
Bradley Blodgett
Springfield, Illinois Business Law Attorney with 63 years of experience
Business, Appeals and Personal Injury
Andrew Michael Ramage
Springfield, Illinois Business Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Business, Civil Rights, Education and Employment
Southern Illinois University College of Law
Mark Bauman
Belleville, Illinois Business Law Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Business, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Southern Illinois University School of Law
James Clayborne
Belleville, IL Business Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Business, Municipal, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Miami School of Law
Untress Quinn
Belleville, Illinois Business Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Business, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice and Municipal
Saint Louis University School of Law
