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| | Address | | 23 Public Square, Suite 300, P.O. Box 307 | | Belleville, Illinois 62220 | | (St. Clair Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 618-234-9800; 314-421-2325 | | Fax: 618-234-9786 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.mmrg.com |  |
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| Mathis, Marifian, Richter & Grandy, Ltd. practices in the following areas of law:
Federal and State Tax Law and Controversy. Banking, Civil and Criminal Trial Practice. Tort and Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Business, ERISA Litigation, Employee Benefits, Real Estate, Probate, Estate Planning, Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights Law, Product Liability, Public Utilities, Medical Malpractice, Class Actions, Personal Injury Law, Wrongful Death, Employment Discrimination, Wrongful Discharge and Employment Law. | | Year Established: 1984 | | Firm Size: 20 | Representative Clients:
Empire Comfort Systems; Chelar Tool and Die Co.; Casper Stolle Quarry and Contracting Co.; E. T. Simonds Construction Co.; Fulford Construction Co.; Moto Inc.; Illinois Development Finance Authority; American Bank; Gateway Petroleum Co.; Crown Therapeutics, Inc.; American Bancshares, Inc.; Robert "Chick" Fritz, Inc.; Laclede Gas; The Maschhoffs, Inc. |
Other Office Locations of Mathis, Marifian, Richter & Grandy, Ltd.
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
| | Patrick B. Mathis (Member) born Pinckneyville, Illinois, February 1, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Missouri; 1979, Illinois. Education: St. Louis University (B.A., 1973); Washington University (M.B.A., 1978; J.D., 1978; LL.M. in Taxation, 1979). Author: "Advanced Payments of Proposed Deficiencies Useful in Today's High Interest Rate Climate," 56 Journal of Taxation, June, 1982; "Civil Tax Penalties," Federal Tax Practice and Procedure Handbook, Ill. Inst. for CLE, 1991; "Tax Aspects of Litigation," Civil Procedure Handbook, Illinois Institute for CLE, 1995, 1997 and 2002; "Tortious Interference With Inheritance Expectancies," Illinois Bar Journal, 1996. Director, 1990-1998 and Chairman, 1996-1997, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Member, Taxation Section); The Missouri Bar (Member, Taxation Committee, 1978-1982); Illinois State (Member, Federal Taxation Section Council, 1981-1984; 1989-1994; Chairman, 1992-1993) and American (Member: Sections on: Real Property and Probate; Taxation; General Practice; Chairman, Taxation Committee, 1989-1991, 1996-1997) Bar Associations; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Corporate Law; Criminal Tax Litigation; Estate Planning Law. Email: Patrick B. Mathis | | George E. Marifian (Member) born East St. Louis, Illinois, April 12, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois; 1982, U.S. Tax Court; 1990, Missouri; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of Illinois. Education: Washington University (B.S.B.A., 1972); St. Louis University (M.B.A., 1975; J.D., 1976). Phi Alpha Delta. Certified Public Accountant, Missouri and Illinois. Author: "Offers in Compromise: Did the IRS Get the Message?" Journal of Tax Practice and Procedure, June/July 1999; "Representing a Taxpayer Before the IRS," The Complete Lawyer, Jan/Feb 1999; "A Walk-Through of a Detailed Checklist and Initial Ethical Issues and Engagement Letters," Handbook of Illinois Institute for CLE, 1995. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; St. Clair County, Illinois State (Chair, Special Committee on GATS, 2004-2005; Chair, Federal Taxation Section Council, 1999-2000; Chair, Business Advice and Financial Planning Section, 1992-1993; Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Section Council, 1984-1988; Member, Committee on Professional Conduct, 1999-2005) and American (Chair, Employment Tax Committee, Section of Taxation, 2000-2002; Co-Chair, Business Advice and Financial Planning Committee, General Practice Section, 1990-1991) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Tax Law; Estate Planning; Criminal Litigation; Tax Litigation; Business Litigation; Trust Litigation; Probate Litigation. Email: George E. Marifian | | Kevin J. Richter (Member) born Belleville, Illinois, July 3, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois; 1984, Missouri and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.S., 1980); St. Louis University (J.D., 1983). Certified Public Accountant, Missouri, 1984 and Illinois, 1984. Author: "Evaluation and Division of Retirement Benefits in Dissolution of Marriage," Employee Benefits Handbook, Ill. Inst. for CLE, 1987. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; St. Clair County, Illinois State (Member, 1985, 1996-2002 and Chair, 2001-2002, Employee Benefits Section Council; Sections on: Corporate Tax; Federal Tax) and American (Member, Tax and Corporate Sections) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; American Society of Pension Actuaries; Illinois Society of C.P.A.'s (Southern Chapter). Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Sales; Business Acquisitions; Estate Planning; Probate; ERISA Litigation; Employment Law; Employee Benefits; Taxation. Email: Kevin J. Richter | | Laura Koeneman Grandy (Member) born Chester, Illinois, October 4, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1989, Missouri; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Kansas State University; Eastern Illinois University (B.A., with highest honors, 1980); St. Louis University (J.D., 1984). Recipient, Kniep Moot Court Brief Award. Panel Trustee, United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Illinois. Member: St. Clair County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Southern Illinois Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Bankruptcy Law; Real Estate Law; Creditors Rights Law; Probate; Corporate Litigation. Email: Laura Koeneman Grandy | | Kevin J. Stine (Member) born Portsmouth, Virginia, March 31, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.S.B.A., 1983); Washington University (J.D., 1986). Author: "Illinois Courts Require Strict Rule Compliance For Mechanic's Lien," St. Louis Construction News and Review, May, 1989. Panel Arbitrator/Chair of the St. Clair County Arbitration Center. Member: Illinois State Bar Association (Member, Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Section Council; Editor, 1990-1995; Chairman, 1997-1998); The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation; Banking. Email: Kevin J. Stine | | Mark J. Stegman (Member) born Belleville, Illinois, April 9, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Missouri; 1983, Illinois; 1989, U.S. Tax Court. Education: MacMurray College; Northern Illinois University (B.S., cum laude, 1979); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Member, Order of Woolsack. Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1979. Co-Author, Tax Aspects of Litigation, Illinois Civil Practice, Volume II, Chapter 3, Ill. Inst. for CLE, 1995, 1997, 2003. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; Illinois State and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Illinois Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Taxation; General Corporate; Real Estate; Estate Planning. Email: Mark J. Stegman | | Mark S. Schuver (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, October 23, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Missouri; 1988, Illinois. Education: University of Missouri at Columbia (B.A., 1983; J.D., 1987). Contributing Author, "Illinois Products Liability," Lawyers Cooperative Publishing. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; St. Clair County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Class Actions. Email: Mark S. Schuver | | Kurt S. Schroeder (Member) born Carlinville, Illinois, July 1, 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.S., with honors; 1980; M.B.A., 1981); Washington University (J.D., 1984). Beta Gamma Sigma. Author: "Tax Considerations," Basic Real Estate Practice Handbook, Ill. Inst. for CLE. Lecturer, National Business Institute. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Probate; Trust Law; Real Estate; Commercial Litigation. Email: Kurt S. Schroeder | | William J. Niehoff (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, January 1, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; 1987, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Missouri (B.S.B.A., 1982); Washington University (J.D., 1986). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; Illinois State Bar Association (Member, Utilities Committee, 2000—). Reported Cases: Castellano v. Wal-Mart, 373 F301817 (7th Cir. 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Utility Law; Administrative Law. Email: William J. Niehoff | | Lorraine Kay Cavataio (Member) born Belleville, Illinois, July 9, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Tax Court; 1996, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1991); Washington University (J.D., 1995). Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1994. Author and Lecturer: Illinois Estate Administration Handbook, Ill. Inst. for CLE, 1999; "Estate Planning for Illinois Attorneys," The Basic and Beyond Handbook, Ill. Inst. for CLE, 2001. Member: St. Clair County (Secretary, 2003-2004; Board Member, 2004-2006) and Illinois State Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Illinois CPA Society. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Probate; Probate Litigation; Trust Law; Estate Planning; Taxation; Real Estate. Email: Lorraine Kay Cavataio | | Kelli E. Madigan (Member) born Lincoln, Nebraska, October 3, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri and U.S. Tax Court; 1997, Illinois. Education: St. Louis University (B.A., 1993; J.D., 1996); Washington University, St. Louis (LL.M., 2001). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; Women's Lawyers Association of Greater St. Louis; Illinois State Bar Association (Chair, Federal Taxation Section Council, 2004-2005). Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Corporate. Email: Kelli E. Madigan | | Bradley W. Small (Member) born Centralia, Illinois, May 23, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1988, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.A., 1976); St. Louis University (J.D., 1979). Director, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, 2000-2004. Partner, Hoht, House, DeMoss & Johnson, Nashville, IL, 1979-1990. President and General Counsel, Farmers & Merchants National Bank, 1990-2004. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporate Law; Bankruptcy; Probate; Real Estate. Email: Bradley W. Small | | Mary E. Lopinot (Member) born Belleville, Illinois, September 30, 1962; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois; 1999, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.S.A., 1995); St. Louis University, School of Law (J.D., 1998). Certified Public Accountant, 1996. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Taxation; Bankruptcy. Email: Mary E. Lopinot | | Joseph P. O'Keefe (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, April 1, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri; 1997, Illinois. Education: St. Louis University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993; J.D., cum laude, 1996). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar (Member, Probate and Trust Committee); Illinois State and American Bar Associations. (Also at St. Louis, Missouri Office). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate and Gift Taxation; Probate; Trust Administration; Corporate Law; Business Law. Email: Joseph P. O'Keefe | | Deanna L. Litzenburg (Member) born Centralia, Illinois, January 21, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois; 2000, Missouri; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri. Education: Southeast Missouri State University (B.A., 1995); Southern Illinois University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Phi Alpha Delta (Chapter Clerk, 1998-1999). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; Illinois State, Missouri and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Workers Compensation; Commercial Litigation; Class Actions. Email: Deanna L. Litzenburg | | —————————— | | Philip D. Speicher (Associate) born Kansas City, Missouri, July 22, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Missouri. (Not admitted in Illinois). Education: Mid-America Nazarene College (B.A., 2001); Washington University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Corporate Law; Business Law. Email: Philip D. Speicher | | Shannon K. Cook (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri, February 26, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: McKendree College (B.B.A., 2000); St. Louis University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: St. Clair County and Illinois State Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Negligence; Personal Injury. | | Jennifer L. Sellers (Associate) born Jacksonville, Illinois, February 10, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 2002); University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign (M.S.T., 2003); St. Louis University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Employee Benefits; Tax Law. Email: Jennifer L. Sellers | | Elizabeth C. Hesselbach (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri, November 20, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: University of Missouri (B.S., Accountancy, 2000; M.A., Accountancy, 2001); Washington University (J.D., 2006). Member: St. Clair County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Taxation; Corporate Law. Email: Elizabeth C. Hesselbach | | Andrew C. Rushing (Associate) born Belleville, Illinois, December 5, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 2001); Loyola University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Business Law; Estate Planning; Taxation; Corporate Law. Email: Andrew C. Rushing | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
St. Louis, Missouri Office: 7710 Carondelet Avenue, Suite 405, 63105. Telephone: 314-421-2325. Fax: 314-727-3046.
Nashville, Illinois Office: 277 E. Walnut Street, 62263. Telephone: 618-327-4300.
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