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
Mr. Andrew T. Flynn
Lawler Brown Law Firm
Marion
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
Ms. Sarah Settles
Carbondale
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. 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
Shevlin Law Group, LLC
Belleville
Mr. John Thies
Webber & Thies, P.C.
Champaign