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| | Address | | 401 Main Street, Suite 1400 | | Peoria, Illinois 61602-1241 | | (Peoria Co.) | | | |
| | | Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Acquisitions and Divestitures, Administrative Law, Advertising and Marketing, Agricultural Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Unfair Competition, Appellate Litigation, Asset Protection, Aviation, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Business and Commercial Litigation, Business Law, Campaign and Political Law, Casinos and Gambling, Children, Civil Practice, Class Actions, Closely Held Business, Commercial Law, Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Transactions, Communications and Media, Complex and Multi District Litigation, Computers and Software, Constitutional Law, Construction and Design, Consumer Law, Contracts, Copyrights, Corporate Finance, Corporate Law, Customs and Trade, Debtor and Creditor, Digital Discovery and Records Management, Education Law, Election, Eminent Domain, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Energy, Entertainment and Media, Environmental Law, ERISA/Employee Benefits Litigation, Estate Planning, Family Law, Fidelity and Surety, Finance and Lending, Food Law, Franchise and Distribution, Government Compliance, Governmental Affairs, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Healthcare, Hospital Law, Hospitality, Immigration and Naturalization, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Insurance Litigation, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, International Law, International Trade, Investigations and Litigation, Investment Management, Investments, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Law, Natural Resources and Water, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Occupational Safety and Health, Partnership Law, Patents, Planning and Land Use, Probate, Products Liability, Property Law, Public Finance, Real Estate, Restructuring and Creditors' Rights, Safety and Health, Securities Industry Regulation and Litigation, Securities/Capital Markets, Tax Exempt Organizations, Taxation, Technology and E-Commerce, Technology and Science, Telecommunications Practice, Torts, Toxic Torts, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, Venture Capital/Private Equity Financing, Wills, Worker's Compensation, Zoning. | | Year Established: 1891 | | Firm Size: 675 | Law Firm Affiliations:
TERRALEX | Representative Clients:
Advanced Technology Services, Inc.; Associated Anesthesiologists, S.C.; Associated Surgical Group, S.C.; Avanti's of Peoria, Inc.; Commerce Bank, N.A.; Dick Blick Company; Hicks Oils and Hicksgas, Inc.; Lincoln Office, LLC; Morton Buildings, Inc.; Morton Community Bank; Morton Industrial Group, Inc.; Morton Park District; Police Pension Fund of Peoria; Utilities Service Corp.; Vaughan & Bushnell Manufacturing Company. |
Other Office Locations of Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP
Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S.A.
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.
Springfield, Missouri, U.S.A.
Springfield, Missouri, U.S.A.
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.
London, England
| | PARTNERS | | Stephen M. Buck (Partner) born Clayton, Missouri, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois; 1993, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: St. Louis University (B.A., Criminal Justice, magna cum laude, 1989; J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Woolsack. Staff Member, St. Louis University Public Law Review, 1992. Member: Peoria County and Illinois State Bar Associations; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Stephen M. Buck | | Kenneth R. Eathington (Partner) born Avon, Illinois, 1961; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., Agricultural Economics, highest honors, 1983; J.D., summa cum laude, 1991). Phi Alpha Delta. Order of the Coif. Harno Fellow. Bronze Tablet. Recipient, Rickert Award for Academic Achievement. Associate Editor, University of Illinois Law Review. Awards: Peoria Area Association of Realtors Affiliate of the Year, 2004; Peoria County Bar Association Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year, 2001. Member, Peoria Chamber of Commerce Small Business Committee, 2000-2002. Dunlap Biddy Basketball Coach and Supervisor. Dunlap Little League Baseball Coach. United Way Campaign, Account Volunteer, 2002-2004. Board Member, University of Illinois College of ACES Alumni, 2004—. Associate Member, Peoria Area Association of Realtors. Member: Peoria County, Illinois State (Member, Agricultural Law Section Council) and American Bar Associations; American Agricultural Law Association; Estate Planning Council of Central Illinois (Board Member). Special Agencies: Illinois Department of Agriculture; Pollution Control Board; Illinois Environmental Protection Agency; Property Tax Appeal Board. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Banks and Banking; Insolvency. Email: Kenneth R. Eathington | | David L. Higgs (Partner) born Canton, Illinois, 1951; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois; 1983, U.S. Tax Court; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Western Illinois University (B.S., Mathematics, with high honors, 1972); Southern Illinois University (J.D., Valedictorian, summa cum laude, 1981). Research Editor, Southern Illinois University Law Journal, 1981. Chapter Author: "Buying and Selling Businesses," IICLE Handbook; The Lawyer's Guide to Retirement, ABA; "Retirement Benefits in Estate Planning," IICLE Handbook. Member: Peoria County, Illinois State (Past chair, Employee Benefits Section; Council, Professional Conduct Section Council) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Federal Income Tax; Employee Benefits; Taxation; Corporate Law. Email: David L. Higgs | | Andrew A. Honegger (Partner) born Lafayette, Indiana, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Massachusetts (inactive); 1995, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., Political Science, 1991); Boston University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1994). University of Illinois: Atius-Sachem Honorary; the Senior 100 Honorary, recognizing the 100 most distinguished graduating seniors of 1991. Boston University: Winner, Homer Albers Moot Court Competition; Boston University National Moot Court Team; Editor, American Journal of Law and Medicine. Member: Morton, Illinois Rotary Club; Morton, Illinois Chamber of Commerce (Board of Directors); Prairie State Legal Services (Pro Bono Attorney). Named one of Peoria's 40 Leaders Under 40 by Interbusiness Issues magazine (2006). Member: Peoria County (Real Property Committee) and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Commercial Litigation; Business Transactions; Bankruptcy; Business Law; Commercial Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Debtor and Creditor; Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate. Email: Andrew A. Honegger | | Tyler Petersen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., Finance, 1996; J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Co-Author: Supplement, "Formation of Illinois Corporations," Illinois Business Law Series, 2008. Guest Instructor, Bradley University's Institute for Learning in Retirement, "Smart Retirement Strategies," 2008. Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce. Member: Peoria County (Past President, Young Lawyers Committee) and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: Tyler Petersen | | Brian W. Ruddell (Partner) born Palestine, Illinois, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Indiana (inactive) and Illinois; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Court of Military Appeals; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., Economics, with high honors, 1971); University of Notre Dame (J.D., magna cum laude, 1974). Bronze Tablet, University of Illinois. Speaker on Employee Benefits and Tax-exempt Organizations and related topics at seminars sponsored by Husch, accounting firms, and Lorman Business Seminars. Vice-President, Board of Trustees, Peoria Public Library. Past-President and Trustee, Charitable Endowment Trust, Kiwanis Club of Peoria. Member, Pillars Society of the Heart of Illinois United Way. Member, Klystron Society of WTVP Public Television. Member, Tower Society of WCBU Public Radio. Member, Clara Barton Society, Central Illinois Chapter, American Red Cross. Member: Peoria County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Health Care; Corporate Law. Email: Brian W. Ruddell | | Jeffrey A. Ryva (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., Finance, with distinction, 1977); John Marshall Law School (J.D., with high distinction, 1980). Editor-in-Chief, John Marshall Law Review, 1979-1980. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation; Trademark Litigation; Family Law. Email: Jeffrey A. Ryva | | Charles H. Young (Partner) born Galesburg, Illinois, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Illinois. Education: Augustana College (A.B., History, 1970); University of Illinois (J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif. Notes and Comments Editor, University of Illinois Law Forum, 1972-1973. Member: Peoria County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Trademarks; Copyrights. Email: Charles H. Young | | ASSOCIATES | | Paul Burmeister (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (B.A., Political Science, Minor in Mathematics and Religious Studies, 1991; M.A., Labor Relations, 1997); Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., 2001). Chief Justice, Moot Court, Loyola University School of Law. Willem C. Vis Moot Arbitration. National Moot Court Team. Thomas Tang Moot Court Team. Civic Organization: Partnership for the Education and Advancement of Kids (PEAK). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Paul Burmeister | | Michael R. Fricke (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., Electrical Engineering; B.A., Philosophy, 2001; J.D., magna cum laude, 2007); University of Illinois College of Business (M.B.A., 2007); Fuller Theological Seminary (Master of Arts in Theology, 2001). Member, University of Illinois Journal of Law, Technology and Policy. Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: Michael R. Fricke | | Kimberly A. Sutton Sarff (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Indiana; 2002, Illinois. Education: Murray State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1997); Southern Illinois University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Phi Alpha Delta (President). Moot Court Board, Appellate Division. Casenote/Comment Editor, Southern Illinois University Law Journal. First-Vice President, Student Bar Association. Member: Peoria County, Illinois State, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Kimberly A. Sutton Sarff | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
St. Louis, Missouri Offices: 190 Carondelet Plaza, Suite 600. Telephone: 314-480-1500. Fax: 314-480-1505 and 720 Olive Street, Suite 2400. Telephone: 314-345-6000. Fax: 314-345-6060.
Jefferson City, Missouri Office: Monroe House, 235 East High Street, Suite 300, P.O. Box 1251. Telephone: 573-635-9118. Fax: 573-634-7854.
Kansas City, Missouri Offices: 1200 Main, Suite 2300. Telephone: 816-421-4800. Fax: 816-421-0596 and 4801 Main Street, Suite 1000. Telephone: 816-983-8000. Fax: 816-983-8080.
Springfield, Missouri Offices: 1949 E. Sunshine Street, Suite 2-300. Telephone: 417-862-6726. Fax: 417-862-6948 and The Hammons Tower, 901 St. Louis Street, Suite 1900. Telephone: 417-268-4000. Fax: 417-268-4040.
Chicago, Illinois Office: Husch Blackwell Sanders Welsh & Katz, 120 South Riverside Plaza, 22nd Floor. Telephone: 312-655-1500. Fax: 312-655-1501.
Chattanooga, Tennessee Offices: 736 Georgia Avenue, Suite 300. Telephone: 423-266-5500. Fax: 423-266-5499 and CBL Center, 2030 Hamilton Place Boulevard, Suite 150. Telephone: 423-266-5500. Fax: 423-899-1278.
Memphis, Tennessee Office: One Memphis Place, 200 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 1501, 38103. Telephone: 901-523-1123. Fax: 901-523-7472.
Omaha, Nebraska Office: 1620 Dodge Street, Suite 2100. Telephone: 402-964-5000. Fax: 402-964-5050.
Lincoln, Nebraska Office: 206 South 13th Street, Suite 1400. Telephone: 402-458-1500. Fax: 402-458-1510.
Washington, D.C. Office: 750 17th Street NW, Suite 1000. Telephone: 202-378-2300. Fax: 202-378-2319.
Denver, Colorado Office: 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 4700. Telephone: 303-749-7200. Fax: 303-749-7272.
London, England Office: 150 Aldersgate Street. Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7788 5073. Fax: +44 (0) 20 7788 5090.
| (For biographical data on Jefferson City, Kansas City, Springfield and St. Louis, Missouri; Chicago, Illinois; Washington, D.C.; Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska; Chattanooga and Memphis, Tennessee; Denver, Colorado; London, England Lawyers, see Professional Biographies at Jefferson City, Kansas City, Springfield and St. Louis, Missouri; Chicago, Illinois; Washington, D.C.; Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska; Chattanooga and Memphis, Tennessee; Denver, Colorado; London, England) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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