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Roland R. Cross 
Springfield, Illinois
Partner
phone 888-763-9594
217-280-4271
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


Published Works:
Seventh Circuit Certifies Questions to Illinois Supreme Court on Tendered Teachers, Recall Rights, ISBA Education Law Newsletter, October, 2011


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Panelist, Central Illinois Builders of AGC 57th Annual Meeting, Springfield, IL, November


Moderator and Presenter: Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education Pre-Marital Agreement Seminar, Champaign, IL, November 9, 2011


Divorce Boot Camp (Collinsville): Presenter, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Initial Conferences/Choosing Clients/Difficult Clients, June 8, 2011


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


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


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


Pleadings, Responses, and Appearances (Peoria): Speaker, Illinois State Bar Association, Family Nuts and Bolts Seminar, 2011


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


Joseph Bartylak Award, Pro Bono Attorney of the Year, 2011


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association


Illinois State Bar Association, Education Law Section
Council


Sangamon County Bar Association


Lincoln Land Community College Foundation, 2003 - 2009
Board of Directors


Pro Bono Activities:
Illinois State Historical Society

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.