Richard Coffee - Belleville Family Lawyer Reviews & Ratings
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ZIP 62220
Belleville, Illinois
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About Richard Coffee
With more than 45 years as an attorney, Richard Coffee has extensive family law advocacy experience, including representation on behalf of clients who are current or retired military personnel, clients with matters involving state jurisdictional issues when families relocate, clients with government or private retirement valuation and division issues, and cases involving public education issues. Prior to engaging in private practice in the MetroEast since 1997, he served as counsel to the Illinois State Board of Education and legal counsel to Illinois public universities. Richard Coffee is licensed to practice law in the states of Illinois and Missouri and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Coffee received his law degree from the University of Illinois College of Law, holds a degree in broadcasting from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and the Missouri Bar Association, former President of the Monroe County Bar Association, former chair of the Illinois State Bar Association Education Law Section Counsel, has served as a judge for the National Health Law Moot Court Competition sponsored by Southern Illinois University School of Law.
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family law attorney — IllinoisTL;DR want to know if I can apply for help from a family attorney to reply to letter from attorney of mother of child. Previously applied in July 2025 and was told they couldn’t help me. Want to know if I can try again. ___________________________________________ In January 2025, I had…
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AZ dad planning to move to IL for child. Can I establish paternity NOW and make parenting schedule, later? Aug 18, 2026family law attorney — IllinoisTL;DR Have to move from AZ to Coles County IL to make coparenting situation between mother of my child and I easier, but I have to establish myself in IL first and have a home/job to support my child on my time. I’m currently in the process of filing for…
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