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