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Practice Areas
- Trial Litigation
- Appellate Litigation
- Commercial Banking
- Business Law
- Commercial and Estate Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Estate Planning
- Estate Settlements
- Municipal Law
States & Courts Licensed to Practice Law
- Illinois (1957)
- Missouri (1957)
- United States Court of Military Appeals (1959)
- United States District Court, Southern District of Illinois (1960)
- United States Supreme Court (1968)
- United States Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit (1976)
Education
- University of Illinois, Washington University, St. Louis, MO., B.A., 1955
- Washington University, St. Louis, MO., J.D., 1957
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Memberships
- St. Clair County Bar Association (President, 1981-1982)
- Monroe County Bar Association (President, 1976-1977)
- Illinois State Bar Association; American Bar Association (Fellow)
- Washington University-St. Louis Law School National Council
Philanthropic Activities
- President, Sophia & Elmer Oerter Charitable Foundation
- President, Dorothy Weinel Eppinger Foundation
- Founder and Managing Trustee, Crowder Family Foundation
Previous Experience
- United States Air Force, Judge Advocate, First Lieutenant (1957-1960)
- Former City Attorney for the Cities of Columbia, Waterloo and Villages of Valmeyer and Maeystown, Illinois
- States Attorney, Monroe County, Illinois (1964-1968, 1976)
- Special Assistant Attorney General of Illinois (1969-1983)
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