MARK S. ROHR

Practice Areas

• Family Law
• Criminal Law
• Municipal Law
• General Litigation
• Creditor's Rights
• Appellate Practice
• Business
• Estate Planning
• Estate Settlements
• Trial Litigation
• Appellate Litigation

States & Courts Licensed to Practice Law

• Illinois (1981)
• United States District Court, Central District of Illinois (1982)
• United States District Court, Southern District of Illinois (1983)
• United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit (1989)

Education

• Saint Louis University, J.D., cum laude, 1981
• Blackburn College, B.A., summa cum laude, 1978

Memberships

• St. Clair County Bar Association
• Monroe County Bar Association (President, 1986-1987)
• Illinois State Bar Association

Honors

• Saint Louis University Law Journal, Senior Staff Associate (1979-1981)

Notable Cases

• In Re: The Estate of David C. Crockett Deceased: Represented the children of the decedent and successfully revoked letters of administration, obtained appointment of successor administrator and obtained Amended Order Declaring Heirship. The decedent was mortally ill with a cancerous, inoperable brain tumor on the date of a purported marriage ceremony. He died 4 days thereafter leaving no will. The marriage was declared to be void because the decedent had not signed the marriage application in the presence of the county clerk or one of its deputies, the marriage was not solemnized as a required by state statute, and decedent, because of his physical and mental condition, was unable to, and did not, participate in the marriage ceremony. As a result, the decedent’s children received 100% of his estate rather than only 50% of his estate.
• State Bank of Waterloo, et al. vs. City of Waterloo. Illinois, et al: Successfully defended the right of the City of Waterloo to regulate access to a state highway. The State of Illinois Appellate Court, 5th District, held that both state approval and municipal approval were required before landowners could construct driveways accessing the state highway.
• Inman v. City of Waterloo, et al: Represented the Waterloo Board of Police Commissioners in discharge proceedings and wrote the final decision of the Waterloo Board of Police Commissioners. Represented the City of Waterloo, the Waterloo Board of Police Commissioners and others in administrative review proceedings in which the Circuit Court affirmed the decision of the City of Waterloo Board of Police Commissioners.
• Downen v. City of Waterloo: Successfully defended the decision of the Board of Police Commissioners in administrative review proceedings before the Circuit Court, thereby obtaining the affirmance of the discharge of a police officer.
• Cummings, et al. vs. City of Waterloo and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: Successfully represented Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in litigation involving the interpretation of zoning statutes, which allowed the construction of a Wal-Mart superstore in Waterloo, Illinois.
• City of Waterloo v. Markum: Successfully defended the sign ordinance of the City of Waterloo, which was attacked on first amendment grounds. The Appellate Court of Illinois, 5th District held that:
  1. The language of the zoning ordinance rendered it content neutral;
  2. Maintaining aesthetics of the City was a significant governmental interest served by the ordinance;
  3. The ordinance was narrowly tailored to serve the City’s legitimate interest of maintaining aesthetics; and
  4. The ordinance left open ample alternative channels for communication of political information.