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Barrett, Twomey, Broom, Hughes & Hoke, LLP is a general practice firm initially formed in 1919 by W. Troy Barett. Our firm focuses its practice in Business, Banking, Real Estate, Civil Litigation, Estate Planning, Municipal Law and Eminent Domain, as well as serious personal injury and death claims. With four partners, associate attorneys and a total staff of twenty, we focus our efforts on providing exceptional service to our clients.

Barrett, Twomey, Broom, Hughes & Hoke, LLP successes are well known. The Firm has achieved the highest rating for legal ability in Martindale-Hubbell which shows that Barrett, Twomey, Broom, Hughes & Hoke, LLP has reached the height of professional excellence, skill and integrity.

Statement of Practice

Banking, Estate Planning, Real Estate, Civil Trials and Appeals, Corporate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Partnership Law, Business Enterprises, Business Formation, Buying and Selling of Businesses, Inheritance, Asset Protection, Appellate Practice, General Practice, Litigation, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Municipal Law and Eminent Domain.

Representative Clients:

Old National Bank, Carbondale, Illinois
Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association
First Bank of Carbondale, Illinois
Banterra Bank, State of Illinois Departments of Transportation and Natural Resources
S.I.U. Credit Union
Regions Bank
Murphy-Wall State Bank
Marion Kubota
Mid-County Bank
Southern Orthopedic Associates, S.C.
Southern Illinois Hospital Services
Carbondale Park District
Millstone Water District
U.S. Bancorp
First Bank & Trust Co., Murphysboro, Illinois
Murdale Water District
Ora Township
Vergennes Township
Village of DeSoto
Twin County Service Co., A Farm Service (FS) Cooperative
Illinois Agricultural Association, FS Credit Corp.
Egyptian Water Company
Lakeside Water District.

References:

Old National Bank, Carbondale, Illinois
First Bank of Carbondale, Illinois.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard
• American Express
• Discover

Address

100 North Illinois Avenue P.O. Box 3747
Carbondale, IL 62902-3747, (Jackson Co.)

Phone

Phone: 618-457-0437
Facsimile: 618-457-0411

Website

http://www.btbhhlaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

William L. Broom III (Member) born Effingham, Illinois, June 25, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Illinois; 1976, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit; 1988, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1969; J.D., 1972). Registered Certified Public Accountant. Author: Estate Planning Handbook, Chapter 8, Planning Techniques, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2005. Co-Author: Eminent Domain Handbook, Chapter 8, "Trial Procedure and Technique," Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2002. Author: Advising Elderly Clients and Their Families, Chapter 4, Planning for Incapacity, Powers of Attorney, Living Trusts and Forms of Ownership, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2000. Registered Emergency Medical Technician, Illinois, 1982-1984. Special Assistant Attorney General, Illinois Departments of Transportation and Natural Resources, 1983—. Member, 1985-1997, Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois Hospital Services. Member, Board of Directors, Illinois Equal Justice Foundation, 2006—. Member: Jackson County, Illinois State (Member, Health Care Section Council, 1986-1991; Chairman, 1989 and Member, 1987-1993, Standing Committee on Continuing Legal Education; Chair, 1992; Member, Special Committee on Ethics 2000, 1999-2003; Special Committee on Ancillary Services, 2001-2003; Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility, 2005—) and American Bar Associations; Illinois C.P.A. Society; The American Association for Justice; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; Leading Lawyer Network. [U.S. Navy, 1972-1976, Lieut, J.A.G.C.]. Reported Cases: City of Carbondale v. Yehling, 96 Ill. 2d 495, 451 N.E. 2d 495; Norman v. American National First Insurance Company 198 Ill. App. 3d 269, 555 N.E. 2d 1087; Department of Conservation v. Fairless, 273 Ill. App. 3d 705, 653 N.E. 2d 446. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Appellate Law; Eminent Domain; Estate Planning.Email: William L. Broom III

Michael R. Twomey (Member) born Jacksonville, Florida, October 22, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois; Southern Illinois University (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1980). Trained Mediator, Northern Illinois University, 1995. Member: Jackson County (Secretary, 1983-1984; President, 1985-1986) and Illinois State (Member, Young Lawyers Division, Liaison, 1981-1982) Bar Associations; Leading Lawyer Network. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Real Estate; Creditors Rights Law; Creditor Bankruptcy; Water District Law; Mediation.Email: Michael R. Twomey

Kenneth R. Hughes (Member) born Carbondale, Illinois, October 7, 1948; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1996, U.S Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1970); Troy State University (M.B.A., 1978); Southern Illinois University Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1982).. Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Delta. Editor, Southern Illinois University Law Review, 1981-1982. Adjunct Professor of Law, Southern Illinois University School of Law, 1986. Instructor, Civil Procedure, Southern Illinois University, 1984—; Carbondale Housing Board of Appeals, 1995-2003. Member: Jackson County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; The American Association for Justice (Board of Visitors, SIU School of Law, 2000—); Leading Lawyer Network. [Captain, USAF, 1970-1978]. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Creditors Rights Law; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates; Trial Practice.Email: Kenneth R. Hughes

Patricia A. Hoke (Member) born Fairfield, Illinois, September 6, 1953; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.S., 1988; J.D., magna cum laude, 1991; M.A., Accounting, 2003). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: Natural Resources Law Award, 1991; Journal of Legal Medicine Award, 1991. Research Editor, Southern Illinois University Law Review, 1990-1991. Author: "Handout, Family Law Section Education Series," Court Awards and Standards, December 8 and 15, 1990, Panelist Wenona Y. Whitfield, SIU School of Law; "A Further Analysis of Bush v. Turner," Family Law Newsletter, Vol. 33, No. 5, p. 6, June, 1990, Illinois State Bar Association; "DNA Tests in Criminal Prosecutions - Too Much Evidence or Not Enough?" 11 J. Legal Med. 481, 1990; "Estate Planning: Schools Out: A Practice Primer for New Attorneys, IICLE, 1999 Edition; "Estate Planning", Starting Points: The Fundamentals of Practice in Illinois, IICLE, 2001 Edition; "Premarital Agreements," Illinois Family Law, IICLE, 2003 Edition; Panelist "Ethical Dilemmas in Estate Planning". IICLE, October, 2008, Adjunct Professor, Trust and Estates, SIU School of Law, Summer, 2006-2008. Instructor, Southern Illinois University, School of Accountancy, Master of Accountancy Program, State and Local Taxation, Fall 2005. Member, Board of Directors, 1998-2006 and Chair, 2004-2005, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Member: Jackson County, Illinois and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: Patricia A. Hoke

ASSOCIATES

Craig R. Reeves (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri, November 17, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois; 1986, U.S. Claims Court; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.A., 1982; J.D., 1985). Phi Alpha Delta. Student Articles Editor, Southern Illinois University Law Journal, 1984-1985. Author: Casenote, "Kaske v. City of Rockford," 1984 Southern Illinois University Law Journal 205. Instructor, Real Estate Law, Southern Illinois University Division of Continuing Education, 1991-1994. Board of Directors, 1999— and President, 2003-2007, Carbondale Main Street, Inc. Member: Jackson County, Illinois State (Member, Young Lawyers Division Section Council, 1991-1998; Community Involvement Committee, 1995-1996) and American (State Chair, Disaster Legal Assistance Committee, 1991-1999) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Civil Appeals.Email: Craig R. Reeves

Patricia A. Small (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, December 25, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, Nebraska; 1991, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1999, South Carolina; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Nebraska at Omaha (B.S., summa cum laude, 1984); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., with high distinction, 1988). Phi Kappa Phi. Delta Theta Phi. Order of the Coif. Member, University of Nebraska Law Review, 1986-1988. Author, Illinois Eminent Domain Practice, Chapter 13, "Appeals," Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2002; Co-Author: Illinois Causes of Action, in Chapter 11, "Motor Vehicle Actions: Automobiles and Heavy Trucks," Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2008. Law Clerk to Justice William C. Hastings, Nebraska Supreme Court, 1988-1990. Special Assistant Attorney General, Illinois Departments of Transportation and Natural Resources. Member: Nebraska State, Illinois State, South Carolina State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Ritter v. Stanton, 745 N.E. 2d. 828 (Ind. App. 2001), transfer denied, cert. denied; Magna Trust Company, Administrator of The Estate of James C. Jones, Deceased v. Illinois Central Railroad Company, 313 Ill. App. 3d 375, 378 N.E. 2d 797 (2000). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Eminent Domain; Trial Practice.Email: Patricia A. Small

Carey C. Gill (Associate) born Dennison, Iowa, June 9, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois; 2002, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Monmouth College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998); Southern Illinois University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2001). Managing Editor, Southern Illinois Law Journal, 2000-2001. Author: "You've Got Mail: Privacy Rights in the Workplace," Southern Illinois University Law Journal, Vol. 25, Issue 3. Special Assistant Attorney General, Illinois Department of Transportation and Natural Resources, 2005—. Member: Jackson County (Past President, 2005-2006; Chairperson, CLE Committee, 2006—), Illinois State (Member: Assembly; CLE Committee; Real Estate Law Section; Federal Taxation) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporate Law; Civil Litigation; Eminent Domain; Estate Planning.Email: Carey C. Gill

Sarah J. Taylor (Associate) born Seattle, Washington, May 14, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (B.A., cum laude, 1997; J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Student Articles Editor, Southern Illinois University Law Journal, 2001-2002. Member, ISBA Committee, Law-Related Education for the Public. Special Assistant Attorney General, IDOT, IDNR, 2005—. Allerton Conference - Civility Initiatives for Civil Litigation, 2008. Member: Jackson County (President, Law Day Committee, 2007-2008), Illinois State (Allegation Conference, 2008) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Civil Litigation; Estate Planning; Eminent Domain; Municipal; Probate.Email: Sarah J. Taylor

Tambra K. Cain (Associate) born Paducah, Kentucky, September 2, 1971; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.A., 2000; J.D., 2003). Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Tau Delta; Golden Key. Formerly with Law Office of Tambra K. Cain. Co-Author: with Editors Sana Loue and M. Sajatovic, "Elder Hostels," "Cremation," "Foster Grandparents," "Adult Daycare" and "Dementia Advocacy International," The Encyclopedia of Aging and Public Health, January 2007, "Comfort Women," P. 180, "Elizabeth Blackwell," P. 109, "Florence Nightingale," P. 350, "Germaine Greer," P. 284, "Military Service," "Rosa Parks," P. 486 and "Simone de Beauvior," P. 207, The Encyclopedia of Women's Health, 2004, Springer; "Just Between You and Me? — Privacy and Electronic Messages," reprinted in The Docket, P. 19 Vol. X, No. 6, 2003; "Just Between You and Me? — Privacy and Electronic Messages," Standing Committee on Government Lawyers, P. 1, Vol. 3, No. 4, June 2002; "Pro-Se Divorce Clinic Gives 'Do It Yourself' Advice to Those Who Cannot Afford a Lawyer," The Catalyst, P. 8, Vol. 6, No. 4, June 2001. Member: Jackson County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. [U.S. Army, 1989-1998; U.S. Army Reserve, 1998-1999; Illinois National Guard, 1999-2000]. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Collections; Estate Planning.Email: Tambra K. Cain

Kyle P. Hutson (Associate) born Terre Haute, Indiana, March 2, 1975; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: Eastern Illinois University (B.A.); Southern Illinois University (J.D.). Editor, Southern Illinois University Law Journal, 2005-2006. Author: "The Supreme Court Lets The Dogs Out: Reestablishing a Reasonable Suspicion Standard for Drug Dogs in Illinois," 30 Southern Illinois University Law Journal, 335, 2006. Member: Jackson County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Contracts; Commercial Litigation; Estate Planning; Probate; Personal Injury.Email: Kyle P. Hutson