ALTON, Ill. (July 24, 2025) – Simmons Hanly Conroy, a national leader in the legal representation of mesothelioma patients and their families, is pleased to announce that firm partner Jo Anna Pollock has played a leading role in the founding and national expansion of education nonprofit Lindenwood Education System (LES), including its recent acquisition of Ancora Education.
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July 24, 2025 | People
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July 7, 2025 | People
ALTON, Ill. (July 3, 2025) – Simmons Hanly Conroy, a national leader in the legal representation of mesothelioma patients and their families, is pleased to announce that firm partner Melissa Crowe Schopfer was selected as the winner of the 2025 Women of Plaintiffs Asbestos Litigation Seminar (PALS) Award. Her selection was announced at this year’s seminar, which took place May 13-15 in Las Vegas.
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July 7, 2025 | People
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice is pleased to announce the addition of Courtney Ragland as an associate in the firm’s Belleville office.
Ragland joins Baker Sterchi as an associate in the firm’s Belleville office. Her practice focuses on defending premises liability, products liability and personal injury matters on behalf of Illinois municipalities, as well as individual and corporate clients.
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June 27, 2025 |
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Each month at local public libraries in the First Judicial Circuit, volunteer attorneys work to help self-represented litigants through the Lawyer in the Library program. With several locations across the Southern Illinois region, free legal advice is available nearby.
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June 23, 2025 | People
Judge Steven M. J. Bost, an At-Large Circuit Judge in the First Judicial Circuit and a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, has successfully completed the Military Judge’s Course at The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School in Charlottesville, Virginia. The intensive three-week program, completed on June 6, 2025, brings together military legal professionals from across all branches of the armed forces—including the Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Army, and Coast Guard—for advanced training in the law and role of military judge.
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June 5, 2025 |
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School will begin a series of mobile legal clinics in the region next week to provide free, onsite assistance for senior citizens wanting to prepare health care power of attorney.
The legal clinic’s Senior Summer Sessions begin Tuesday, June 10, at the Murphysboro Senior Center and will run through July 31, with site visits to each of the 13 southernmost counties the clinic serves. Participants must be age 60 or older and live within those 13 counties.
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May 6, 2025 |
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May 6, 2025 – UB Greensfelder LLP (UBG) is pleased to announce that it has debuted on the 2025 Am Law 200 list, The American Lawyer’s annual ranking of the 200 highest-grossing law firms in the United States. This marks UBG’s first appearance on the prestigious list, underscoring the success of its 2024 formation from the merger of Ulmer & Berne and Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale.
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April 29, 2025 | Practice News
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is accepting applications for four attorney positions.
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February 28, 2025 |
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Skelton Moore Powell Lindsey & Pour, a newly formed St. Louis-based civil litigation defense law firm led by seasoned attorneys from a leading regional practice, is proud to announce its official launch and commitment to delivering high-quality legal services tailored to the needs of businesses and insurers across Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois.
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February 20, 2025 | Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court will leave the Illinois Supreme Court Building in Springfield behind for a day and “ride the circuit” to hear oral arguments at Southern Illinois University (SIU) in Carbondale on March 18, 2025.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases starting at 10 a.m. (all guests are asked to be seated by 9:30 a.m.), on Tuesday, March 18, at the SIU Student Center, located at 1255 Lincoln Dr. in Carbondale. The cases before the court will be People v. Hoffman and Hulsh v. Hulsh.