Mr. McGill was born in Peoria in 1961. He graduated from Bradley University in 1983, and Southern Illinois University School of Law in 1986. In law school, he served on the Board of Editors of the Law Journal. During his 32 years of practice, he has represented thousands of clients throughout the State of Illinois. His areas of concentration include family law, social security disability and SSI, estate planning and probate, bankruptcy and other matters of civil litigation. He has thousands of hours experience at the trial court level and has represented clients before the Appellate Courts in two Appellate Court Districts. In 2017, Mr. McGill was awarded the prestigious title of Leading Lawyer in Social Security Disability Law; a title earned by less than 5% of all licensed lawyers in Illinois.
Mr. McGill is a member of the Peoria County and Illinois State Bar Associations. He focuses on the counseling of clients who find themselves in difficult legal situations due to bad circumstances. Whether those bad circumstances arise from marital or family difficulties, pre-bankruptcy financial difficulties, physical disabilities preventing employment as related to social security disability, or the sickness or death of a loved one, Mr. McGill can provide the counseling and guidance needed to ease the stresses and pains caused by those circumstances, to the limits of the law.
Educational Background
• Norman L. McGill earned his law degree from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 1986.
• He served on the Board of Editors of the Law Journal while at Southern Illinois University.
• A lifelong Peoria native, Mr. McGill received his undergraduate degree from Bradley University in 1983.
Area of Concentration
• Mr. McGill concentrates his legal expertise in representation for family law, social security disability, estate planning, probate, bankruptcy and other matters of civil litigation.
• Having four attorneys, Stephens Fiddes McGill and Associates, P.C. staff are able to concentrate their practice in only one or two areas of law, and yet the firm as a whole is able to offer our clients a very broad range of legal services.
Experience You Can Trust
• During a career which spans more than three decades of practice, Mr. McGill has represented thousands of clients throughout the State of Illinois.
• He has thousands of hours experience at the trial court level.
Awards and Recognition
• Mr. McGill was named a Leading Lawyer in Social Security Disability Law in 2017 – 2021. This award is granted to less than 5% of all licensed lawyers in Illinois.
• Mr. McGill was named a Leading Lawyer in Family Law in 2021.
• Stephens Fiddes McGill and Associates, P.C. has been recognized five times as a winner of the People’s Choice Award as one of the top three law firms in all of Central Illinois.
• In 2018, Stephens Fiddes McGill and Associates, P.C. was recognized as one of the 10 best Law Firms in Illinois for Exceptional and Outstanding Client Service.
Compassionate Counseling
• Mr. McGill can counsel clients on a variety of legal hardships created by strained marital relations, financial difficulties, the illness or death of a loved one or many other common civil issues.
• He focuses on representing clients who cannot find employment as part of social security disability cases.
Professional Memberships and Licensure
• Mr. McGill is a member of the Peoria County and Illinois State Bar Associations.
• In addition to his thousands of hours of trial court experience, he has represented clients before the Appellate Courts in two Appellate Court Districts.
• In a few instances, Mr. McGill has even represented on social security cases outside of the state of Illinois.
