Success Stories, Leading Lawyers Network, Preeminent Lawyer, St. Clair County, Illinois

The following is a listing of several success stories that are representative of some of the areas of the law in which we practice and results achieved for our clients.

We represented the wife of a member of the United States Air Force stationed at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois in a contested divorce proceeding that resulted in our client being awarded custody of the children, substantial child support and an award of substantial attorneys fees and costs for our client.

We represented a former supervisor retired from the Internal Revenue Service in an Offer in Compromise with the Internal Revenue Service which saved the taxpayer in excess of $350,000.00. This compromise resulted in savings of taxes, penalties and interest and allowed the taxpayer to continue with his business operations.

We represented an eighty-five (85) year old widow who received in excess of $12,000,000.00 in an estate and trust litigation case. Her deceased husband had basically attempted to disinherit her even though the couple had been married and worked together in the family business for over sixty (60) years.

We were involved in a case where the Court allowed removal of a child to another state. It was shown that removal was in the best interests of the child given all facts and circumstances, including changes in the family, an improved educational setting, more financial support for the child and better career opportunities for the parent seeking removal.

We represented the natural mother in a child custody case that received media attention. Unknown to our client, her former boyfriend had beat her infant child requiring life-saving surgery. We were able to work out a resolution which allowed for increased visitation by our client.

We represented a group of relatives in a contested trust case that resulted in a recovery in excess of $850,000.00 for our clients. Unknown to them because they lived out of the area, a series of changes had been made to the estate planning documents of their elderly relative.

We represented a retired military officer that was stationed at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, in a mortgage foreclosure proceeding and, through various pleadings filed and action taken on behalf of the client, we were able to work out a resolution whereby there was no deficiency judgment pursued by the lender, which saved the client in excess of $70,000.00.

We represented a client in a contested trust case that resulted in a recovery for our client in excess of $325,000.00. There were issues as to whether or not our client was entitled to any recovery under the estate planning documents of the decedent and whether or not any inheritance had to be shared with others.

We represented a beneficiary regarding the removal of a trustee that was breaching his fiduciary duties and profiting at the expense of the trust and the beneficiaries. The trustee was removed by the Court and required to return sums to the trust estate.

We represented out-of-state sisters who, after their mother had passed away, learned that an interest in the family farm and been deeded by their mother to their brother without their knowledge. After suit was filed, a resolution was reached and our clients received in excess of $250,000.00. We were able to show the actions of their elderly mother were inconsistent with her estate plan and the estate plan of her deceased husband.

We represented a regional trust company that was advised by a long-time client that their services were terminated. We were able to show duress and/or undue influence by a third party and an Order was entered by the Court that basically agreed with our position and allowed the trust company to continue to serve its elderly client.