Our Attorneys concentrate in the following areas (for more information about an area of law please click-through on the title):
Our Services
Whether simple or complex we represent family law clients in divorce, parentage, and modifications or orders. For a breakdown of the different services we provide please click-through the link above.
We defend clients in State and Federal Court on cases from traffic tickets and DUI to charges of embezzlement and murder. No criminal charge is too small or too big for our firm.
Whether your case involves a slip and fall, automobile collision, wrongful death, or other injury, Personal Injury let us advocate for you. We provide free consultations on all personal injury claims – call today!
Landlords receive exclusive representation from our landlord-tenant law practice. We appear monthly before the Jackson County FED court and regularly in other counties. We understand your needs and would love to help your bottom line.
We provide legal services for the entire life cycle of business from start to finish including: Choice of Entity and Formation, Business Contracts, Buy-Sell Agreements, Litigation, and Dissolution. Let us know how we can help!
Let us help you accomplish your estate planning goals. We create wills, trusts, transfer on death instruments, and powers of attorney etc. We also handle probate, guardianship, will contests and related matters.
Our Attorneys
We would be glad to meet you for a consultation to discuss your case with you. Click on an individual attorney for details.
Partner Attorney
With 20 years experience as an Assistant State’s Attorney, Mike has handled thousands of traffic, misdemeanor, and felony cases. Mike has been an attorney since 1984 and has been designated a “Leading Lawyer” by his peers.
Partner Attorney
A 2012 graduate of SIU Lawschool, Jonathan has broad focus and in depth experience including family law, criminal defense, business law, estate planning, civil litigation and more.
Of Counsel Attorney
Former Williamson County States Attorney now focused on advocacy in Jackson County, Illinois where she resides.
Retired
An attorney for over 40 years, John was Jackson County State’s Attorney and for over 30 years taught part-time at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
Frequently Asked Questions
Contact us today for a consultation! Our attorneys would like the chance to get to meet you and evaluate your individual legal situation.
There is no good way to know if you need an attorney without talking with a qualified professional. Qualification comes down to being licensed and knowledgeable and experienced in the area of the law you need help with. The attorneys of the Southern Illinois Law Center, LLC. use attorney consultations to provide potential clients with insight into their legal situation.
It depends. Like other attorneys, we do not charge consultation fees for personal injury cases. We charge consultation fees for every other area of the law. Consultations are charged on the basis of time with a half hour minimum.
Our attorneys provide representation in Family Law, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury & Workmens’ Compensation, Landlord’s Rights, Business Law, and Wills, Trusts, and Estates. We also provide services in the areas of Contracts, Real Estate, and General Civil litigation.
You can expect to be given the time to adequately explain why you think you may need legal representation and to be provided with a general explanation of the legal issues involved. If we believe that it would be to your advantage to retain us as your attorneys then we will layout a road map for the representation together with a retainer arrangement and quote an initial retainer fee. If you do not hire us then you will have received valuable information about your legal situation including any applicable statute of limitations.
We use a variety of retainer arrangements to provide economical legal representation to our clients. For example, most criminal defense cases are handled with flat fees. However, you would have to talk to an attorney to receive a proposal based on the facts and law applicable to your specific situation. We do accept credit cards in addition to other forms of payment.
