 Douglas J. March,
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Doug was born in Decatur, Illinois, obtained his undergraduate degree in 1968 and his law degree in 1973, both from the University of Illinois. He has practiced law in Macomb for over 25 years, teaches business law at Western Illinois University, and is a frequent presenter at continuing education programs related to tax and retirement planning.
Doug is a member of the McDonough District Hospital Board of Directors and, for over ten years, has been general counsel for the McDonough County Housing Authority. He also serves on the Illinois State Bar Association Trusts and Estates Section Council.
He represents privately owned and public businesses and organizations, including healthcare providers, and has significant experience in business, financial, tax planning, real estate transactions, and estate and retirement planning.
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 John D. McMillan
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John was born in Macomb, Illinois, received his undergraduate degree from Knox College in 1972, and obtained his law degree from Stetson University in 1975. John has practiced law in Macomb for over 25 years. He has served as business law instructor at Western Illinois University and currently teaches agricultural law.
John has served as general counsel for McDonough Power Cooperative and McDonough Telephone Cooperative, and their subsidiaries, for over 20 years. He also represents several local farm corporations and banking institutions and serves as general counsel for the Colchester State Bank and the State Bank of Industry. He also devotes the majority of his time to probate, estate planning, estate tax planning, business planning and real estate transactions for farmers and small business owners. His experience includes business transactions and civil litigation, from personal injury jury trials to real estate disputes, partition and farm liability issues.
John currently serves on the Board of Directors of the State Bank of Industry and the YMCA and devotes his time to supporting Macomb school athletic activities.
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 Jeff W. DeJoode
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Jeff was born in Des Moines, Iowa, obtained his undergraduate degree in Agricultural Business from Iowa State University in 1983 and his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1989. He is licensed to practice in Illinois and Iowa, and he teaches criminal procedure to Law Enforcment and Justice Administration students at Western Illinois University.
In general practice in Macomb since 1989, Jeff's fields of practice include, but are not limited to, commercial law, litigation, employment law, appellate law, family law, business law, estate planning, real estate and elder law.
His activities include the YMCA Youth Soccer and the Macomb Soccer Club and the Administative Council of Wesley United Methodist Church. He is a past president of both the McDonough County Bar Association and the Macomb TIPS breakfast club.
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 Ryan J. Hunt,
Of Counsel
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Ryan was born in Macomb, Illinois, obtained his undergraduate degree from Knox College in 1993 and his law degree from Drake University in 1996. He is licensed to practice in both Illinois and Iowa. He currently teaches at Western Illinois University. Ryan has considerable experience in commercial law, litigation, municipal law, real estate, estate planning and criminal defense.
In the community, Ryan volunteers with the McDonough County Teen Court Program and the Colchester Lion's Club. He also sits on the Macomb Salvation Army Board of Advisors and is the past President of the McDonough County Bar Association.
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 Matthew S. McLaughlin
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Matt was born in Macomb, Illinois, obtained his undergraduate degree from Western Illinois
University in 1995, and obtained his law degree from the University of Missouri in 1999. Matt is licensed to practice law in Arizona and Illinois. Matt was the Claim Litigation Counsel for State Farm in Tempe, Arizona for two years. During his time at State Farm, Matt defended State Farm insureds in differing types of civil litigation.
From September 2001 until June 2005, Matt worked as Corporate Claim Litigation Counsel at Country Insurance and Financial Services in Bloomington, Illinois, primarily in the areas of personal injury, insurance coverage, and bad faith.
Matt has significant litigation experience, including jury trials, mediations and arbitrations. Matt practices in the areas of Civil and Commercial litigation, as well as Real Estate and Estate Planning.
Matt is a member of the Macomb Rotary Club, the Macomb Downtown Athletic Club and the Bomber Booster Club.
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 Elizabeth L. Wilhelm
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Elizabeth was born in Macomb, Illinois, obtained her undergraduate degree from Knox College
in 2001 and her law degree from Valparaiso University in 2004. She is licensed to practice in Illinois.
Elizabeth has experience in municipal law, litigation, real estate, estate planning and criminal defense. She currently serves as one of the attorneys for the City of Macomb.
In the community, Elizabeth serves on the Board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of McDonough County. She volunteers with the Colchester Lionšs Club and the Altrusa Club of Macomb.
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