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Paul Bown 
Springfield, Illinois
Partner
phone (217) 544-8491 (ext. 223)
fax (217) 544-9609
email Email Me

Primary Industries Served:

Highway & Street Construction; Motor Vehicle & Equipment; Commercial Banks; Insurance Carriers; Offices & Clinics of Medical Doctors, Hospitals; Engineering & Architectural Services

Litigation Percentage:
98% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 1976
U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1976
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1977
U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois, 1976
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Law Journal: Southern Illinois University Law Journal, Editor, 1975 - 1976


Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, 1971
B.A.


Representative Clients:
Memorial Medical Center
CNA (Professional Liability)
GE Medical Protective Company
DPIC
Kemper Insurance Company
St. Paul Travelers Companies
Professional Associations and Memberships:
ISBA, 1995 - 2001, 2004 - Present
Assembly


ISBA Health Care Section Council, 2001 - Present


ISBA Insurance Law Section Council, 2001 - 2003


ISBA Judicial Evaluation Committee, 2000 - Present


ISBA Judicial Polling Committee, 2001 - Present


Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Civil Cases, 2004 - Present


Lincoln Douglas Inns of Court, 1997 - 1998
Past President


Past Employment Positions:
Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Attorney, 1978 - 1984


Honorable J. Waldo Ackerman of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, Law Clerk, 1976 - 1978


Fraternities/Sororities:
Omicron Sigma Omicron

Springfield Office •
205 S. 5th Street
Suite 700
Springfield, IL 62701
Phone: 217.544.8491
Fax: 217.544.9609

Chicago Office •
20 S. Clark Street
Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: 217.544.8491
Fax: 217.544.9609

Carlinville Office •
113 S. Plum Street
Carlinville, IL 62626
Phone: 217.854.6753
Fax: 217.854.6788
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.