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 2025 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. 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
Hinckley Allen
Columbia

Hon. Julie K. Katz (ret.)
Swansea

Ms. Casey Parker
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale

Ms. Maira PerezVelazquez
Springfield

Mr. Christopher B. Smith
The Weller Law Firm
Belleville

Mr. Darrius Tyler
Danville

Ms. Reanna Wray
Granite City

2025 Advisory Members:

Mr. Keith Casteel
Samuels Miller Law Firm
Decatur

Mr. Lawrence Gibbs
Metropolis

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. Russell Scott
Belleville

Mr. Greg Shevlin
Bartholomew, Shevlin & Flack, LLP
Belleville

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