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Val C. Simhauser is admitted to practice law in the Illinois courts and in the U.S. district and bankruptcy courts in the central and southern districts of Illinois. A Springfield native, he grew up around his father’s law practice.  After earning a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, and then his law degree, he joined his father’s firm, Heckenkamp & Simhauser, P.C., in Springfield, in 1980. From 1989 until late 1997, he operated a solo practice, Simhauser Law Office, in Springfield, where he focused on serving five small municipalities, together with business and commercial work, estate planning and administration, real estate matters, personal injury, and divorce and post-divorce cases.   In late 1997, Mr. Simhauser joined the Office of the Illinois Attorney General in Springfield, where he served as an Assistant Attorney General with that office’s Revenue Litigation Bureau until mid-2013.  He handled cases for various State of Illinois agencies, including the Departments of Revenue, Transportation, Public Health, Human Services, Central Management Services, Natural Resources, Healthcare & Family Services, Commerce & Economic Opportunity, State Police, Corrections, and others, and for constitutional officers, such as the Governor, the Secretary of State, and the Treasurer. With over 30 years of experience, Mr. Simhauser is available to handle (1) issues of business organization, operations, and commercial litigation, (2) plaintiff's personal injury litigation, (3) real estate and other transactions, (4) elder law matters, and (5) estate planning and administration.Education: Springfield Catholic and public schools. B.A., Iowa State University, Ames, IA (1976) Majors in economics and political science, minor in English M.A. in history, University of Illinois at Springfield (1977) J.D., The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL (1980) Executive leadership certificate, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY   (2010). Admitted to practice law before: All Illinois courts,  1980 U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois,  1980 U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois,  2004 U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit,  1985 U.S. Tax Court,  1986Certifications: Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association Diplomate, Illinois Trial Lawyers Assn. College of AdvocacyProfessional associations / organizations: Sangamon County Bar Association, 1980-present Illinois State Bar Association, 1980-present Member, ISBA Local Govt. Section Council, 1988-1989 Elected member, ISBA Assembly, 1988-1994 & 1998-2002 American Bar Association, 1980-1995 Shareholder, Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund, Inc.  (Agent, 1983-1997)

I am a hometown St. Louis boy, born and raised in Florissant. I currently live in Wildwood with my wife, Wendy, and three children Gavin, Tyson and Nora. We are very active in our school and church, St. John Lutheran. I run a small, family oriented law firm in Manchester where personal service is my key. Not only will you become my client, you will become my friend.. I enjoy coaching baseball and watching my boys play for the St. Louis Redbirds. My daughter has just started her dancing debut, but i certainly enjoy watching her doing her favorite activity. My wife is a registered nurse and is a huge asset when looking at medical records for personal injury cases.. I love being an attorney and doing what is right for people. Please feel free to call me for your free consultation and so that I can sit down and do what is in your best interest.

Elizabeth has nearly 20 years of being a unique game changing versatile entrepreneurial attorney with a strong business background. Her focus has always been geared toward diverse areas of law. For the last 8 years she has put her emphasis in finance and real estate law, particularly short sale negotiations for real estate professionals and property owners. Elizabeth owns and founded the Kayser Short Sale Law Center. The practice focuses on processing and negotiating real estate short sales for owners, advising on shortages and negotiating work-outs with realtors, property owners, lenders, title companies, and “closers”. She uses her knowledge of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, VA, RESPA, and other regulations to conduct client intake and advise on qualifications for short sale programs such as HAFA and FHA’s pre-foreclosure sale programs. Concurrently with starting Kayser Short Sale Law Center, she was the owner and founder of Kayser & Associates where she concentrated on claims counsel for leading title insurance underwriters and policyholders, curing title defects, establishing clear chain of title, claims analysis, coverage opinion letters, and general real estate and finance litigation. Additionally, Elizabeth was formerly a partner in the law firm of Wilson & Kayser LLC. At this firm, her practice was focused on bankruptcy issues, debt negotiation, family law, workers comp, and personal injury. Elizabeth is a frequent speaker. She regularly presents to groups of brokers and title companies in Missouri and Illinois on topics relating to the credit implications of short sale and foreclosures and simple explanations of the short sale process, among others. Elizabeth was admitted to the Missouri Bar in 1996 and the Illinois Bar in 1997. She was admitted into the U.S.E.D. Missouri and U.S.S.D. Illinois courts, U.S. Court of Federal Claims Bankruptcy, and the U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit. Prior to attending Southern Illinois School of Law and graduating cum laude, she graduated with a double major in business management and marketing management from Southeast Missouri State. Elizabeth is passionate about the Parkway School District, where she serves on the Government Relations Committee as well as the Project Parkway Steering Committee. She recently served as the chair for the $94 million tax bond campaign for propositions S for the District. Due to her interest in the environment she joined FCER, an environmental non-profit in Costa Rica as a board member and is a member of the Great Rivers Greenway Communications Brain Trust and Public Engagement Brain Trust. She is also a member of the SLAR, SCCAR and Missouri Lawyers Network.. She is an avid runner participating in numerous runs for charitable causes. As an outdoor enthusiast, she spends her spare time doing outdoor activities and experiencing new travel adventures. She currently resides in West St. Louis County.

Areas of Practice:. Corporate & Business Law. Successions & Trusts. Commercial Real Estate. Commercial Litigation. Contracts. Mergers and Acquisitions

Zachary Smith grew up on the Northshore and attended Covington High before completeing his undergraduate studies at LSU. Mr. Smith received his J.D. from Loyola University College of Law in New Orleans in 2016 where he finished in the top 25% of his class. Prior to joining Chehardy Sherman Williams as an associate attorney, Mr. Smith served as a law clerk at the firm, and also worked with Propeller Business Incubator to create the Entrepreneurship Project at Loyola University School of Law. Mr. Smith is currently a partner at Chehardy Sherman Williams and practices in the areas of Personal Injury, Class and Collective Actions and Employment Law under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

James Wilson grew up on a small farm and learned from a young age the value of hard work. He couldn’t be more thrilled to be living in Big Sky Country with his family. While not born in Montana, the state has become home over the years as he spent many family vacations and summers visiting his Grandparents on their farm near Flathead Lake. He has a strong work ethic and commitment to justice. A strong desire to help people solve difficult problems was why he went to law school.. Mr. Wilson attended the University of Notre Dame Law School. While in school he stayed very busy, working in the South Bend, Indiana Public Defender’s Office, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office in Detroit, Michigan, and working for a small general practice firm in Michigan. During his final semester of school, he interned for the Honorable Victoria A. Roberts of the Federal District Court of the Eastern District of Michigan.. Mr. Wilson will work relentlessly to help solve your legal issues. Getting results matters to clients, and we pledge to exhaust all possibilities and work relentlessly to reach a favorable outcome for your case. Because we are a small firm, we pick and choose the cases we know we can handle and those we can devote 100 percent of our attention to.

Dave is a sole practitioner at Geiszler Steele, PC. Dave serves as general counsel to a wide variety of individuals and businesses across a broad spectrum of civil legal areas. Dave has earned a Martindale-Hubbell “AV-Preeminent” rating by his peers, indicting the highest level of professional excellence. His practice includes advising clients about business and commercial matters, including matters involving the cannabis sector, real estate and real property transactions, contract issues, and other civil matters. Dave also serves as a mediator, arbitrator and settlement master. Dave is admitted to practice in all Montana State Courts and all United States District Courts in Montana. He is a member of the State Bar of Montana, the Western Montana Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. Dave is a Past President of the State Bar of Montana, and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. The American Bar Foundation is among the world's leading research institutes for the empirical and interdisciplinary study of law, and which seeks to advance the understanding and improvement of law through research projects on the most pressing issues facing the legal system in the United States and the world. He is a Past President of the Western Montana Bar Association and also served for many years as Justice of the Peace Pro Tem for Missoula County, Montana.. Dave was born and raised in Colorado. He received his B.A. in Political Science from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Montana School of Law. While attending law school in Missoula, Dave worked as a prosecutor for the Missoula City Attorney's office, and clerked for the Honorable Robert H. Whaley, U.S. District Court Judge, Eastern District of Washington, and for the Honorable Jeremiah C. Lynch, U.S. Magis trate Judge, District of Montana, as a clinical intern.. Prior to his legal career, Dave was a professional mountain and river guide, worked as a mountaineering and climbing instructor and ski patroller in Colorado, Utah and California, and as program manager for the Colorado Outward Bound School's international sea kayaking program in Baja California and Sur, Mexico. Dave greatly enjoys spending time outdoors with his friends and of Practice

I am a co-founder of a great boutique law firm called Five Valleys Law, P.L.L.C.  At our firm we focus on three primary areas of law: Estate/Trust Planning, Real Estate Transacations, and Business Law.  Given my family background in agriculture, I have a special interest in working with farm and and ranch families.