About Us

Board of Directors

Land of Lincoln is governed by its Board of Directors, which is made up of attorneys and eligible clients who live throughout our 65-county service territory. We are not a government agency. Rather, we are independent advocates for our clients.

Meet Our 2024 Board of Directors:

Mr. Ted Gianaris, President
Gianaris Trial Lawyers, LLC
Alton

David Weder, Vice President
UB Greensfelder, LLP
St. Louis

Ms. Kelli Gordon, Secretary
Feldman Wasser
Springfield

Ms. Joslyn Sandifer, Treasurer
Sandifer & Associates, LLC
Fairview Heights

Ms. Rachel Abney
Granite City

Mr. Dale Aschemann
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale

Mr. Andrew Bequette
Tummelson, Bryan & Knox
Urbana

Mr. Allen Collins
Alton

Ms. L’Sonya Crawford-Jones
Springfield

Ms. Christina Gordillo
Prairie Du Rocher

Ms. Pamela Hart
Scott & Scott, P.C.
Springfield

Ms. M. Ann Hatch
Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard P.C.
O’Fallon 

Hon. Julie K. Katz (ret.)
Swansea

Ms. Casey Parker
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale

Ms. Maira PerezVelazquez
Springfield

Ms. Sarah Settles
Carbondale

Mr. Russell Scott
Swansea

Mr. Greg Shevlin
Shevlin Law Group, LLC
Belleville

Mr. Christopher B. Smith
The Weller Law Firm
Belleville

Mr. Darrius Tyler
Danville

Ms. Reanna Wray
Granite City

2024 Advisory Members:


Mr. Keith Casteel

Samuels Miller Law Firm
Decatur

Mr. Lawrence Gibbs
Joppa

Mr. Michael G. Neill
First Mid Wealth Management
Carbondale

Mr. Gerald Reed
Reed, Heller, and Cannell, LLC
Murphysboro

Mr. Christopher Scholz
Scholz Palmer & Duesterhaus LLP
Quincy

Mr. John Thies
Webber & Thies, P.C.
Urbana