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| | Address | | 1307 South Seventh Street, P.O. Box 2418 | | Springfield, Illinois 62705 | | (Sangamon Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 217-544-3403 | | Facsimile: 217-544-1593 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.feldman-wasser.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Feldman, Wasser, Draper & Benson practices in the following areas of law:
Administrative Law, Civil Litigation and Appeals, Civil Rights, Construction Law, Criminal Defense, Domestic Relations, General Practice. | | Year Established: 1987 | Firm Profile:
FELDMAN, WASSER, DRAPER & BENSON provides to businesses, individuals and not-for-profit organizations a full range of legal services, with an emphasis on trial practice. Attorneys with the firm have had extensive public sector legal experience. FELDMAN, WASSER, DRAPER & BENSON offices are equipped with modern word processing equipment and with Internet and Lexis access. | | Firm Size: 9 | Representative Clients:
Williams Brothers Construction Co.; Kinney Contractors, Inc.; Network Knowledge; Kirlin-Egan & Butler Funeral Home, PC; Town & Country Bank; Halverson Construction Co., Inc.; Newman-Alton, Inc. Contractors; Ironhustler Excavating, Inc.; City of Springfield Police Pension Board; Bird Armour, LLC, CPA's. | Reference:
Town & Country Bank, Springfield, Illinois. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Howard W. Feldman (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, July 18, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Illinois; 1975, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1968); Indiana University (J.D., 1973). Author: Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education Administrative Law Book, Chapters on the Illinois Court of Claims, Civil Service Commission. Instructor, Evidence, Employment Law, Sangamon State University, 1984. Assistant Attorney General, State of Illinois, 1973-1979. Chief General Law Division, Office of the Attorney General, 1978-1979. General Counsel, Illinois Capital Development Board, State of Illinois, 1979-1982. Special Assistant Attorney General, 1982-1992. Member: Illinois State (Member: Forum Committee on Construction Law, 1979; Family Law Section Council, 1998—; Assembly, 1996-2006; Chairman, Committee on Administrative Law, 1980; Member, Board of Governors, 2000-2006; Secretary, 2003-2004) and American Bar Associations; Illinois Development Finance Authority. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Rights Section 1983; Construction Arbitration; Construction Litigation; Criminal Defense; Domestic Relations. Email: Howard W. Feldman | | Stanley N. Wasser (Member) born Washington, D.C., July 19, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, District of Columbia; 1976, Illinois; 1977, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1972); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1975). Staff Counsel, Illinois Office of the Comptroller, 1975-1976. Assistant Attorney General, Illinois Attorney General's Office, 1977. Assistant/Deputy Chief Counsel, Illinois Department of Transportation, 1977-1984. General Counsel, Illinois Bureau of the Budget, 1984-1985. Chief Counsel, Illinois Department of Transportation, 1985-1986. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Sangamon County, Illinois State (Council Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, 2002—) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Litigation; Criminal Defense; Employment Law; Estate Litigation. Email: Stanley N. Wasser | | Carl R. Draper (Member) born Springfield, Missouri, April 18, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois ; 1982 U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1998 U.S. District Court, Southern District Illinois; 1999 U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2007, U.S. District Court, Central District Illinois. Education: Bradley University (B.S., 1976); University of Illinois (J.D., 1981). Phi Alpha Delta. Assistant Attorney General, State of Illinois, 1982-1984. Counsel to the Governor, State of Illinois, 1984-1987 ; Member, Feldman, Wasser, Draper & Benson 1987 —. Member: Illinois State (Board of Governors, 2006 —; Assembly 2002-2006; Committees: Mineral Law Section; Law Office Economics ARDC Committee, Administrative Law Section Council, Committee on Legal Technology; Strategic Marketing Committee); Bar Association for the Central District of Illinois (Board of Trustees 2004 —); Inns of Court. Reported Cases: Chavez v. Cady, 207 F.2d 901 (7th Cir., 2000); Lucas v. Lakin, 175 Ill.2d 166 (1997). Practice Areas: Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Civil Rights Section 1983; Election Law; Judicial Review; Administrative Adjudications; Administrative Agency Practice; Administrative Litigation; Professional Licensing; Professional Licensing Regulation; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Litigation; Civil Litigation; Administrative Law. Email: Carl R. Draper | | Fredric Benson (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, January 5, 1948; admitted to bar, 1972, Illinois; 1975, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1969); University of Illinois (J.D., 1972). Staff Attorney, Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau, 1972-1973. Assistant Attorney General, Illinois Attorney General's Office, 1973-1976. Corporation Counsel, City of Springfield, Illinois, 1976-1987. Member: Sangamon County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Appeals; Corporate Formation; Real Estate; Municipal Corporation Law; Personal Bankruptcy; Estate Administration. Email: Fredric Benson | | J. Randall Cox (Member) born Urbana, Illinois, June 19, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois; 1992, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: Knox College (B.A., 1988); Southern Illinois University (J.D., 1991). Instrument Rated Private Pilot. Member: Sangamon County and Illinois State (Member: Committee on Legal Education, Admission and Competence, 2001-2002; Standing Committee on Continuing Legal Education, 2002—; Traffic Laws and Courts, 2006—) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: In re marriage of Self, 265 Ill.App. 3d 804 (4th Dist. 1994); Williams Bros. Constr. v. Public Bldg. Commission, 243 Ill.App. 3d 949 (2nd Dist. 1993); Jones v. White 352 Ill.App.3d 316 (4th Dist. 2004). Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Domestic Relations; Creditor Bankruptcy; Foreclosures; Nursing Home Litigation; Construction Litigation. Email: J. Randall Cox | | ASSOCIATES | | Kelli Ellen Gordon (Associate) born Springfield, Illinois, May 26, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1995); Southern Illinois University (J.D., 1998). Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Member: Sangamon County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Women's Bar Association (Member: Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council, 2001—; Young Lawyers Section Council, 2001-2005). Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Landlord and Tenant Law; General Practice. Email: Kelli Ellen Gordon | | Michelle L. Blackburn (Associate) born Liberty, Illinois, November 3, 1971; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Eastern Illinois University (B.S., 1993); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2001). Member, Executive Board, John Marshall Law Moot Court, 1999-2000. Member: Sangamon County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Women's Bar Association (Member, Small, Sole and General Practice Section Council). Practice Areas: Family Law; General Practice. Email: Michelle L. Blackburn | | OF COUNSEL | | Thomas J. Immel (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, January 7, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Illinois; 1970, U.S. District Court, Central, Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1965); Loyola University (J.D., 1968). Formerly with Burditt & Immel. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Environmental Law; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice. Email: Thomas J. Immel |
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