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Roland R. Cross 
Springfield, Illinois
Partner
phone (217) 544-8491 (ext. 245)
fax (217) 544-9609
email Email Me

Primary Industries Served:

Family Law; Employment Law; General Civil Practice; School Law

Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 2001
Education:
Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 2001
J.D.
Honors: Excellence Award, Fall 2000


University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, 1998
Ph.D.
Major:  English


University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, 1989
M.A.
Major:  English


Denison University, Granville, Ohio, 1987
B.A.
Major:  English


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Employment Law from A to Z (Springfield): Presenter, Lorman - Employment Law Update, January 23, 2008


Divorce Boot Camp (Collinsville): Moderator, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, February 22, 2008


Mediation in Custody/Visitation Cases (Springfield): Presenter, Sangamon County Bar Association, February 8, 2008


Representation of Children in Family Law Cases (Collinsville): Presenter, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 7th Annual Family Law Conference, April 18, 2008


You Be the Judge - An Employment Case Law Update (Springfield): Presenter, Central Illinois Chapter-Society for Human Resource Managers, Ninth Annual Legislative Conference, April 23, 2008


Honors and Awards:
Sangamon County Bar Association Pro Bono Attorney of the Year, 2005


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association


Illinois State Bar Association


Sangamon County Bar Association


Vachel Lindsay Association, 2003 - 2005
President


Illinois State Historical Society
Board of Trustees


Languages:
Spanish
French

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.