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| | Address | | 1231 South 8th Street | | Springfield, Illinois 62703 | | (Sangamon Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 217-522-9010 | | Fax: 217-522-9020 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.gwspc.com | | |
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| Gates, Wise & Schlosser, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Criminal Defense, Federal Criminal Law, Business Transactions, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Transactions, Corporate Law, Personal Injury, Civil Rights, General Litigation and Appeals. | | Firm Size: 5 | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
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Discover | | Gordon W. Gates (Member) born Chicago Heights, Illinois, April 24, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1983); Northern Illinois University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Member: Sangamon County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Chronister Oil Company v. Unocal, 34 F.3d 462 (7th Cir., 1994); Irvin v. Lincoln Heritage, 950 F.2d 1318 (7th Cir., 1991); Baptist v. Baptist, 598 N.E. 2d 278 (4th Dist.); Soyland Power Co-op v. Illinois Power Co., 572 N.E.2d 462 (4th Dist., 1991); Kleczek v. Jorgensen, 767 N.E.2d 913 (4th Dist. 2002). Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Transactions; Construction Law; Appellate Practice; General Litigation; Mechanics Liens; Zoning Law. Email: Gordon W. Gates | | D. Peter Wise (Member) born Springfield, Illinois, April 16, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1981); John Marshall Law School (J.D., with honors, 1984). AUTHOR: "A Plaintiffs Counsels' Guide to Corporate Scienter and Discovering the Basis of Punitive Damages in Products Litigation," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Journal, Vol. 5, No. 2, Spring/Summer, 1983; "An Overview of Federal Rule of Evidence 702 in Seventh Circuit Criminal Law Decisions," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Spring and Summer Journal, 1986; "Operation Valkyrie: Illinois' Version of the Drug Courier Profile," Illinois Attorneys for Criminal Justice Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 1, Winter 1989; "DCFS Code of Ethics Proves to be a Boon for Father Accused of Sexual Assault and a Bane for the Prosecution," Illinois Attorneys for Criminal Justice Newsletter, Winter/Spring 1999. LECTURER: Effective Use of Discovery in Criminal Cases, Law Ed Series, Illinois State Bar Association, 1990; Search & Seizure Symposium, University of Illinois College of Law, 1994. Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers DUI Defense Seminar, "Field Sobriety Testing: Abnormal Tests to Test Normal Faculties," June 2003; "Winning Strategies for Depositions in Capital Cases," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Defending Illinois Death Penalty Cases in 2005-2007; "Techniques Used By Law Enforcement to Bypass the Fourth Amendment," IICLE Defending Drug Cases, 2007. FACULTY: Illinois State Appellate Defender's Public Defender Trial Advocacy Program, Chicago-Kent IIT College of Law, 1998-2003, 2007. Member: Illinois Supreme Court Capital Litigation Trial Bar (Lead Counsel Designation); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President, Board Member); American Civil Liberties Union; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; Sangamon County Criminal Defense Bar (President, 1988-1989 and Secretary, 1987-1988); Sangamon County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: U.S. v. Lanterman, 76 F.3d 158 (7th Cir., 1996); U.S. v. Sablotny, 21 F.2d 747 (7th Cir., 1993); U.S. v. Beler, 20 F.3d 1428 (7th Cir., 1994); Arkebauer v. Kiley, 985 F.2d 1351 (7th Cir., 1993); Arkebauer v. Kiley, 751 F. Supp. 783 (C.D. Ill. 1990); U.S. v. Garcia, 986 F.2d 1135, 38 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 151 (7th Cir., 1993); U.S. v. Erwin, 902 F.2d 510 (7th Cir., 1990); In the Matter of Clark, 246 Ill.App.3d 362, 615 N.E.2d 1244 (4th Dist., 1993); People v. Huisinga, 242 Ill.App.3d 418, 610 N.E.2d 168 (4th Dist., 1993); Barter v. Slayback, 235 Ill.App.3d 18, 600 N.E.2d 538 (5th Dist., 1992); People v. Harrell, 226 Ill.App.3d 866, 589 N.E.2d 943 (4th Dist., 1992); People v. Burg, 207 Ill.App.3d 67, 565 N.E.2d 306 (4th Dist., 1990); People v. Stephenson, 198 Ill.App.3d 189, 555 N.E.2d 802 (4th Dist., 1990); People v. Arkebauer, 198 Ill.App.3d 470, 555 N.E.2d 1162 (5th Dist., 1990); People v. Morgan, 307 Ill.App.3d. 707, 718 N.E.2d 206 (4th Dist., 1999); People v. Morgan 197 Ill 2d 404, 758 N.E 2d 813 (2001) (Ill. S. Ct); Briggs v. State, 323 Ill.App.3d 612, 752 N.E.2d 1206 (4th Dist. 2001); McCloughan v. City of Springfield, 208 F.R.D. 236 (C.D. Ill. 2002); People v. Gott, 346 Ill.App.3d 236, 803 N.E.2d 900 (5th Dist. 2004); People v. Dannenberger, 364 Ill.App.3d 936, 848 N.E.2d 637(2nd Dist. 2006). Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Federal Criminal Law; Appellate Practice; Civil Rights; Capital Offenses; Criminal Conspiracy; Felonies; Grand Jury Practice; Search and Seizure; Sex Crimes; Drug Crimes; Drug Forfeiture; Criminal Fraud; Criminal Appeals; Death Penalty. Email: D. Peter Wise | | Frederick J. Schlosser (Member) born Springfield, Illinois, June 17, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1985); Southern Illinois University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Member, Moot Court Team, 1991-1992. Listed, Leading Lawyers Network. Member, Southern Illinois University Law Journal, 1991-1992. Author: Casenote, "The Fifth Amendment Right Against Self-Incrimination: An Individual's Right Versus the Government's Need for Effective Law Enforcement," 16 So. Ill. U.L.J. 197 (1991); Comment, "The Constitutionality of Police Protection Statutes," 16 So. Ill. U.L.J. 707 (1992). Co-Author: "Compilations of Motions, Recent Cases and Articles to Assist Criminal Defense Attorneys," Illinois Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Annual Meeting (1993). Member: Sangamon County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Illinois Attorneys for Criminal Justice; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Illinois Supreme Court Capital Litigation Trial Bar (Lead Counsel); American Association for Justice; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Case v. Ahitow, 301 F.3d 605 (7th Cir. 2002); Gregory v. Weigler, 873 F.Supp. 1189 (C.D. Ill. 1995); McCloughan v. City of Springfield, 208 F.R.D. 236 (C.D. Ill. 2002); Naylor v. Kindred 250 Ill.App.3d 997, 620 N.E.2d 520 (4th District, 1993); Pope v. Shafer, 86 F.3d 90 (7th Cir., 1996) Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Federal Criminal Law; Appellate Practice; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; General Litigation. Email: Frederick J. Schlosser | | Todd M. Goebel (Member) born Shelbyville, Illinois, November 2, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (B.S., Finance, with honors, 1998); Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member: Sangamon County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: People v. Gott, 346 Ill.App.3d 236, 803 N.E.2d 900, 281 Ill.Dec. 279 (5th Dist. 2004). Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Transactions; Drivers License Suspension. Email: Todd M. Goebel | | —————————— | | Bradley B. Wilson (Associate) born Columbia, Missouri, May 17, 1965; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois; 1998, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Missouri (B.A., Political Science, 1990); Northern Illinois University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award for Constitutional Law II; Dean's Scholarship, Northern Illinois University College of Law, 1994-1996. Lecturer: "Adhering to the Family and Medical Leave Act," National Business Institute Human Resource Policies That Prevent Lawsuits Seminar, June 2006. Administrative Law Judge, Illinois State Labor Relations Board, 1997-1998. Assistant Corporate Counsel, City of Springfield, Illinois, 1998-2001. Member: Sangamon County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; American Trial Lawyer's Association. Reported Cases: Kehrer v. City of Springfield et al 104 F.Supp 1001 (C.D. Ill., 2000); McGuire v. City of Springfield, 133 F.Supp. 2d 1095, 2001 WL 242582 (C.D. Ill., 2001); Howard et al v. City of Springfield 274 F. 3d 1141 (7th Cir 2001; Springfield Branch of National Association for Advancement of Colored People v. City of Springfield, Ill. 137 F. Supp. 2d 990 (C.D. Ill., 2001); Case v. Ahitow, 301 F.3d 605 (7th Cir. 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury; Labor and Employment. Email: Bradley B. Wilson |
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