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Phone: (217) 544-8491

Address: 205 S 5th St, Springfield, IL 62701

Matthew D Dougherty

Family Law

Divorce
The Family Law practice group at Brown, Hay + Stephens provides divorce and family law services for individuals throughout Central Illinois. Our attorneys diligently and aggressively represent clients’ interests through all aspects of family law disputes.
Child Support
Mr. Cross also has extensive experience as a family law and juvenile attorney. He has represented parties in divorce cases, paternity disputes, custody and visitation disputes, removal disputes, child support disputes, and grandparent visitation cases. He has also represented adults and minors in disputed guardianship cases where parents and third parties have had disagreements over where children should reside.
Child Custody and Visitation
As a mediator, Mr. Cross has provided mediation services to central Illinois families for more than a decade. Mr. Cross believes that parents and other parties should make every effort to resolve custody and visitation issues rather than submitting these matters to the court for expensive and sometimes unpredictable litigation. Mr. Cross received his mediation training prior to the Illinois Supreme Court’s mediation requirements and has successfully mediated complex custody and visitation issues between parents, parents and grandparents, and parents and other third parties. Mr. Cross approaches mediation with a careful eye focused on the children and with the goal of developing realistic agreements that will last over time.
Adoption
Paternity
Guardianship
Spousal Support

Criminal Law

Criminal Defense
Daniel L. Fultz focuses his practice in state and federal criminal defense, primarily serious felony charges. He has extensive trial experience and frequently presents to other attorneys at criminal defense seminars throughout the State of Illinois.
DUI/DWI
States throughout the country are getting tougher in the area of DUI/DWI and Traffic enforcement. Illinois is no different. It is important to protect your rights and defend yourself during the prosecution of an alleged DUI/DWI. It is also important to work to protect your driving privileges from suspension or revocation by the Secretary of State.
Sex Crimes
Fraud
Robbery
Burglary
Theft
Misdemeanors
From the most serious felonies to misdemeanor allegations, the criminal defense attorneys at Brown, Hay + Stephens understand the personal impact criminal charges can have inside and outside the courtroom. We provide considerate, compassionate assistance in addressing our clients' problems. In addition to client service, we regularly present to other attorneys and publish articles about criminal law.
Drug Crimes
Murder
Juvenile Crimes
Roland R. Cross is a Partner at Brown, Hay + Stephens. He focuses his practice on education law, employment law, family law, juvenile law and the rights of minors, and mediation. He has represented clients in state and federal court, as well as before various state and local agencies.

Business and Corporate Law

Corporate Law
Daniel L. Hamilton has a diversified practice focusing on real estate, transactional matters, and employment law. Mr. Hamilton is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Southern Illinois University School of Law. Mr. Hamilton facilitates and represents clients in commercial and residential real estate transactions, as well as zoning, construction, financing, mineral rights, and property tax matters. He works with business clients in transactional matters, including asset, stock, and structured sales. Mr. Hamilton also assists businesses and not-for-profit organizations with corporate governance and intellectual property matters like trademark and copyright filing and maintenance.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Business Disputes
The Business Law practice group at Brown, Hay + Stephens provides full-service business transaction and contract law services, providing knowledgeable outside legal counsel and effective representation for businesses throughout Central Illinois.
Business Transactions
Brown Hay + Stephens' attorneys get positive results for clients in administrative appeals across environmental law areas and assist clients in ascertaining and achieving their compliance goals, providing environmental due diligence in business transactions, and assisting with permitting. Learn more about our Environmental Law practice group.
Construction Contracts
Intellectual Property
Unfair Competition

Employment Law

Workers Compensation
Employment Discrimination
From 2002 until 2018 Anneliese was a Contractual Administrative Hearing Officer for the Illinois Secretary of State overseeing hearings related to the revocation of Illinois drivers’ licenses. Between 1998 and 2018 she was of counsel for a Springfield law firm which specialized in employment discrimination litigation. She worked for a medical malpractice defense law firm in Belleville, Illinois, from 1996 to 1998 and was an Assistant Attorney General with the Illinois Attorney General’s Office between 1994 and 1996.
Employment Contract
We help clients establish a practice, craft or review employment agreements and address concerns with professional licenses for issuance or discipline.
Employment Litigation
In the employment law realm, Mr. Hamilton advises on general employment law matters, assists with federal contractor compliance obligations, prepares OFCCP compliant affirmative action plans, and represents employers in collective-bargaining and employment disputes.
Non-compete Agreement

Property Law

Real Estate Litigation
Aside from litigation, Mr. Kehart counsels clients on the purchase and sale of residential, commercial, and agricultural real estate, as well as other real estate matters. He prepares wills, trusts, and powers of attorney for clients and assists executors, administrators, and trustees with the administration of probate estates and trusts.
Premises Liability
Construction Litigation
Dylan practiced for seven years as an Assistant Attorney General for the Office of the Illinois Attorney General. During that time, he gained extensive litigation experience prosecuting and defending civil suits and administrative review matters brought against state agencies and employees in both state and federal court, as well as matters before the Illinois Civil Service Commission, the Illinois State Police Merit Board, the Illinois Secretary of State Merit Board, the Illinois Court of Claims, and the Illinois Human Rights Commission. Dylan regularly defended matters involving claims of civil rights violations, as well as employment claims brought pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Dylan also has experience handling matters in the area of construction law.
Real Estate Transactions
We had our beginnings over 180 years ago providing real estate right-of-way legal services for railroad companies throughout Illinois. Today, our real estate attorneys remain committed to providing the highest level of expertise and integrity in the area of real estate.
Eminent Domain
Ted has been in private practice since 1985, concentrated in the defense of personal injury and eminent domain actions. He frequently serves as mediator or arbitrator in such cases. He recently completed his first term of service on the Board of Governors of the Illinois State Bar Association.
Easement
Land Use and Zoning
Property Damage

Health Law

Personal Injury
Ted’s trial experience is extensive, having tried more than 100 jury trials to verdict in Christian, Coles, Greene, Fayette, Macon, Macoupin, Montgomery, Sangamon and Shelby Counties. He has also actively directed and participated in non-jury litigation in more than 52 other counties in Illinois, including Madison, St. Clair and Bond. He presently devotes better than 95% of his practice to the litigation of personal injury claims. He is recognized by the Leading Lawyers Network for excellence in the practice of insurance defense litigation.
Medical Malpractice
Michael Kehart has practiced law for more than 40 years. In that time, he has handled a wide variety of civil matters for clients. Mr. Kehart’s practice focuses on litigation, including negligence, products liability, breaches of contract, among other areas. He represents the defense in medical malpractice cases. In addition, Mr. Kehart represents a Fortune 500 company in civil litigation matters.

Trusts and Estates

Estate Planning
Brandon's practice focuses on the representation of clients in estate planning, probate estate administration, trust matters, and in real estate issues, with particular concentration on the representation of agricultural clients. He also regularly advises clients in the formation and governance of business entities.
Wills
Trusts
Power of Attorney
Probate

Finance Law

Bankruptcy
Foreclosure
Mr. Fairfield often lectures to other legal professionals in bankruptcy, mortgage foreclosures, and distressed loan topics at continuing legal education programs throughout the state.
Tax Law
We provide primary legislative counseling and lobby services to many individual clients as well as industry and trade groups. We have extensive experience in building coalitions, with particularly strong substantive experience on energy issues, tax issues, and public transportation and other large public projects requiring legislative authorization.

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