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Emmet A. Fairfield 
Springfield, Illinois
Partner
phone (217) 544-8491 (ext. 249)
fax 217-544-9609
email Email Me

Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 1981
U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1981
U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
Education:
University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, 1981
J.D.


University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois, 1978
B.S. (Finance)
Honors: With Highest Honors


Representative Cases:
First Nat. Bank of Springfield v. Malpractice Research, Inc., 173 Ill.2d 524, 684 N.E.2d 1335 (1997)
Beard Implement Co., Inc. v. Krusa, 208 Ill. App. 3d 953, 567 N.E.2d 345 (4th Dist. 1991)
Wilder Binding v. Oak Park Trust and Sav. Bank, 135 Ill.2d 121, 552 N.E.2d 783 (1990)
Buske Lines, Inc. v. Thermo King Michigan, Inc., 960 F. Supp. 170 (C.D. Ill. 1997)
Representative Clients:
United Community Bank, Chatham, Illinois
Warren Boynton State Bank, New Berlin, Illinois
US Bank, N.A., Springfield, Illinois
Town & Country Bank, Springfield, Illinois
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Collection Law in Illinois, Lorman Business Service, 1997 - Present


Illinois Foreclosure Law, N.B.I., 1992 - 1993


Problem Loans in Illinois, N.B.I., 1988


Consumer Bankruptcy, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2005


The New Bankruptcy Law - Consumer Section - One Year Later, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2006


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Chatham Presbyterian Church, 2000 - 2005
Elder


Dana Thomas House Foundation, 1994 - 1995
Board Member


Springfield YMCA, 1998 - 2004
President of Board (2000-2002) and Board Member


Past Employment Positions:
Appellate Court of Illinois (Hon. Ben K. Miller), Law Clerk, 1982 - 1984


Appellate Court of Illinois (Hon. James T. Londrigan), Law Clerk, 1981 - 1982


Springfield Office •
205 S. 5th Street
Suite 700
Springfield, IL 62701
Toll Free: 888.763.9594
Phone: 217.280.4271
Fax: 217.544.9609

Chicago Office •
20 S. Clark Street
Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60603
Toll Free: 888.763.9594
Phone: 217.280.4271
Fax: 217.544.9609

Representative Clients

Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP, provides legal counsel and representation for businesses, government entities, and individuals in Springfield, Illinois, and downstate Illinois communities such as Decatur, Mt. Vernon, Peoria, Rockford, Champaign, Bloomington, Quincy, Effingham, Urbana, Danville, Galesburg, Kankakee, Carbondale, and Carlinville, Illinois.