Our Founder
Born in 1933 in Monroe County, Illinois
Education
- University of Illinois, Washington University, St. Louis, MO., B.A., 1955
- Washington University, St. Louis, MO., J.D., 1957
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)