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Lorilea Buerkett 
Springfield, Illinois
phone 888-763-9594
217-280-4271
fax 217-544-9609
email Email Me

Primary Industries Served:

Elementary & Secondary Schools; Colleges & Universities; Realtors Association; Charitable Organizations; Private Sector Business

Litigation Percentage:
95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 1993
U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1993
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1993
U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 1993
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1998
Education:
University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1993
J.D.
Honors: With Distinction; Order of the Coif


University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1979
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude


Representative Clients:
Lincoln Land Community College
Heartland Community College
Springfield Public School Dist.
Ball-Chatham Community Unit School Dist.
Pleasant Plains Community Unit School Dist.
Springfield Clinic, LLP
Sojourn Shelter & Services, Inc.
Capitol Area Association of Realtors
Bartlow Bros., Inc.
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Employment Law Seminars, BHS


Unemployment Compensation - Effective Policies and Procedures That Could Positively Impact Your UEI Ratings and Liability, 6th Annual Seminar in Human Resources, Central Illinois Chapter - Society for Human Resources Management, Springfield, IL, April 20, 2005


Employment Discrimination Seminar, Lorimar, 2000


Compliance w/ 501(C)(3), Illinois Community College System, 1999


Obtaining 501(C)(B) status, Springfield Community Federation, 1997


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Rutledge Youth Foundation, 1997 - 1999
Board of Directors


Past Employment Positions:
Honorable Rodney S. Webb, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of North Dakota, Law Clerk, 1993 - 1994


Pro Bono Activities:
Pro Bono Domestic Cases, Child Representative, 1995 - 2000

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.