Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP
Springfield, IL Courts in Illinois
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About Brown, Hay & Stephens
Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP is a law firm based in Springfield, Illinois. According to the firm, its roots date to 1828, when John Todd Stuart opened a law office in Springfield, and it adopted the name Brown, Hay & Stephens in 1921. The firm states that Abraham Lincoln practiced there in its early years.
The firm provides services across a broad range of practice areas, including administrative law, business law, civil litigation, creditors' rights and bankruptcy, criminal defense, DUI and traffic, estate planning, probate and trust, family law, health care law, intellectual property, labor and employment law, personal injury, and real estate law. It also lists agricultural, appellate, banking and financial institutions, education, environmental and energy, municipal and government, and medical malpractice defense work.
Brown, Hay & Stephens maintains offices in Springfield, Decatur, Bloomington, Hinsdale, and Peoria, Illinois. The firm notes its attorneys are located near state and federal courts including the Supreme Court of Illinois, the Illinois Fourth District Appellate Court, and the United States District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Central District of Illinois.
Editor's Review
VerifiedLawFirms editorialRoots that reach back to 1828
Few law offices in Illinois can point to a start as early as this one. The firm says its roots reach back to 1828, when John Todd Stuart opened a law office in Springfield. That gives the practice a history measured in generations rather than decades.
The name in use today arrived later. According to the firm, it became known as Brown, Hay & Stephens in 1921. So the current name is about a century old, while the office lineage behind it runs much longer. A directory should record both dates and let readers judge what the span means to them.
The firm marks that continuity on its home page, which frames the practice as running from 1828 to the present year. Long tenure is not the same as current quality, and a reader should keep the two apart. What it does show is that the office has carried its name and its work forward for a long time.
The Lincoln connection
The firm also states that Abraham Lincoln practiced there in its early years. For a Springfield office, that is a real line of continuity with the city's legal past. It is a claim the firm makes on its own about page, and it fits the era in which the practice began.
The practice areas the firm lists
The core list of services is wide. It includes business law, civil litigation, criminal defense, DUI and traffic, family law, personal injury, and real estate law. It also covers estate planning, probate, and trust work, along with creditors' rights and bankruptcy.
The firm's pages name more than that. They add administrative law, health care law, intellectual property, and labor and employment law. The list runs further into agricultural, appellate, banking and financial institutions, education, environmental and energy, municipal and government, and medical malpractice defense work.
Courtroom work and planning work
The list mixes two kinds of practice. Some of it is courtroom work, such as civil litigation, criminal defense, personal injury, and appellate matters. The rest is planning and transactional work, such as estate planning, real estate, and business law. A firm that does both can, in theory, follow a client's matter from early advice through to a hearing if one becomes necessary.
That breadth points to a general practice rather than a single focus. In my opinion, a range this wide usually reflects a firm set up to serve both individuals and organizations in one place. A client with a business question and a separate personal matter could, in principle, keep both with the same firm.
How the team is structured
The attorney page lists a roster with clear titles. These run from Partner and Managing Partner through Of Counsel and Senior Counsel to Associate Attorney. That mix suggests a settled structure, with senior owners, experienced counsel, and attorneys earlier in their careers all under one name.
Charles Y. Davis is listed as Managing Partner. The partners named on the site include Brandon R. Clark, Roland R. Cross, William A. Davis, Hugh F. Drake, Emmet A. Fairfield, and Daniel L. Fultz. Maureen M. Faller and Anneliese Barris Fierstos are listed as Of Counsel.
The associate ranks named on the page include Abigail B. Fierstos, Connor W. Fitch, and Natalia Galica. The site gives names and titles rather than full biographies. A prospective client would need to contact the firm to learn about any single attorney's schooling, admissions, or track record.
Where the firm works
The main office is in Springfield. The firm also lists offices in Decatur, Bloomington, Hinsdale, and Peoria. That places the practice across central Illinois, with Hinsdale reaching toward the Chicago suburbs to the north.
Five offices is a wide footprint for a firm rooted in Springfield. It suggests the practice serves clients beyond its home city and can meet people in more than one part of the state. For someone outside Springfield, that may make an in-person meeting easier to arrange.
The firm notes that its attorneys sit near several state and federal courts. Those named include the Supreme Court of Illinois, the Illinois Fourth District Appellate Court, and the United States District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Central District of Illinois. For litigation, appellate, and bankruptcy work, being close to those courts is a practical point in the firm's favor.
What the listing shows a prospective client
Read as a whole, the picture is of a long-standing general practice firm in central Illinois. It carries a broad service list and a full roster of named attorneys across several offices. The history is unusual for its length, and the firm sets it out plainly on its own pages.
As a reviewer, I would treat the range of practice areas as the main draw. A person or business that wants several kinds of legal help from one office has a clear reason to look closer here. The pages do not publish attorney biographies, case results, or client numbers, so anyone comparing firms should ask direct questions about experience in the exact area they need.
The evidence on the site is mostly about structure and scope: who the attorneys are by title, what the firm handles, and where it sits in relation to the courts. On those terms, the listing gives a prospective client a fair place to start and a set of concrete questions to raise before deciding.
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Abigail B. Fierstos Associate Attorney
Andrew M. Ramage Partner
Andrew M. Ramage is an attorney with Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP in Springfield, Illinois. His practice includes business litigation, employment and labor, and state, local and municipal matters.
Practice focus
- Business Litigation
- Employment & Labor
- State, Local & Municipal
- Business Law
- Commercial Litigation
Anneliese Barris Fierstos Of Counsel
Anneliese Barris Fierstos is an attorney located in Springfield, Illinois. She earned a B.A. from Denison University in 1990 and a J.D. from The John Marshall Law School in 1994. Her listed areas of practice are employment discrimination and general practice.
Practice focus
- Employment Discrimination
- General Practice
Anthony D. Schuering Partner
Anthony Daniel Schuering is a litigation lawyer at Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP in Springfield, Illinois. He received his Juris Doctor from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 2019. His practice areas include litigation, administrative law, government, and election campaigns and political law.
Practice focus
- Litigation
- Administrative Law
- Government
- Election Campaigns and Political Law
Brandon R. Clark Partner
Brandon Robert Clark is a lawyer based in Springfield, Illinois, practicing with Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP. He attended Saint Louis University School of Law.
Carley C. Kulenkamp Associate Attorney
Charles Y. Davis Managing Partner
Charles Y. Davis is a partner with Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP in Springfield, Illinois, where he primarily serves corporate clients on commercial and energy matters. His commercial clients include financial institutions, privately and publicly owned corporations, public utilities, and local governmental entities, and he has represented clients in litigation before state and federal courts and in transactional matters such as contracts, licensing, and asset and stock transactions. His energy practice involves representing public utilities, private companies, and associations in matters before the Illinois Commerce Commission.
Practice focus
- Business
- Commercial Real Estate
- Energy and Utilities
- Business Litigation
Connor W. Fitch Associate Attorney
Daniel L. Fultz Partner
Daniel Lynn Fultz is a partner at Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP in Springfield, Illinois. He earned a B.A. in 1993 and an M.A. in 1995 from Eastern Illinois University, and received his J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2004. His practice focuses on federal and state criminal defense, including felonies, drug cases, and white collar matters, and he also handles DUI/DWI defense, juvenile law, traffic law, personal injury, and civil litigation.
Practice focus
- Criminal Defense
- DUI/DWI Defense
- Juvenile Law
- Personal Injury
- Traffic Law
- Attorney Discipline
Daniel L. Hamilton Partner
Daniel Lee Hamilton is a lawyer at Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP in Springfield, Illinois. His practice areas include civil rights, employment and labor, government, election campaigns and political law, and real estate. He attended Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Practice focus
- Civil Rights
- Election Campaigns and Political Law
- Employment and Labor
- Government
- Real Estate
- Residential Real Estate
David P. Hennessy Partner
David Patrick Hennessy is a litigation lawyer based in Springfield, Illinois, practicing at Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP. His practice areas include litigation and business. He attended the University of Miami School of Law.
Practice focus
- Litigation
- Business
Dominic J. Saebeler Of Counsel
Dominic John Saebeler is a lawyer based in Springfield, Illinois. He earned a B.S. from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and a J.D. from Loyola University in 1995. His practice areas include business, small business transactional matters, estate planning, trusts, and wills.
Practice focus
- Business
- Small Business Transactional Matters
- Estate Planning
- Trusts
- Wills
Donald R. Tracy Senior Counsel
Donald R. Tracy is an attorney with Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP in Springfield, Illinois. He attended The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law and graduated in 1976. He represents clients in matters involving closely held business, business and corporate, and mergers and acquisitions.
Practice focus
- Closely Held Business
- Business & Corporate
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Dwight H. O'Keefe Senior Counsel
Dwight Herald O'Keefe III is a lawyer based in Springfield, Illinois, practicing at Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP. His practice areas include personal injury, estate planning, and state, local, and municipal law. He earned a J.D. from the University of Illinois and a B.A. from Southern Methodist University.
Practice focus
- Personal Injury
- Estate Planning
- State, Local, and Municipal Law
Dylan P. Grady Partner
Dylan Patrick Grady is a lawyer who attended Valparaiso University Law School. He practices at Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP in Hinsdale, Illinois. His practice focuses on construction law, civil rights, and civil litigation.
Practice focus
- Construction Law
- Civil Rights
- Civil Litigation
- Litigation
Emmet A. Fairfield Partner
Emmet Anthony Fairfield earned a B.S. from the University of Illinois in 1978 and a J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1981. He practices as a partner in Springfield, Illinois. His work covers bankruptcy and debt, banking and finance law, business and commercial law, collections, and litigation and appeals.
Practice focus
- Bankruptcy & Debt
- Banking and Finance Law
- Business and Commercial Law
- Collections
- Litigation and Appeals
Eric L. Grenzebach Senior Counsel
Eric L. Grenzebach is an attorney based in Springfield, Illinois, affiliated with Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP. He earned a B.A. from Denison University and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University, and received his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1973. His practice areas include education law, commercial law, labor and employment, and state, local and municipal law.
Practice focus
- Education Law
- Commercial Law
- Labor and Employment
- State, Local and Municipal Law
Harvey B. Stephens Senior Counsel
Harvey Bennett Stephens is a lawyer based in Springfield, Illinois, practicing with Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP. He attended the University of Chicago Law School. His practice focuses on banking and estate planning matters.
Practice focus
- Banking
- Estate Planning
Harvey M. Stephens Partner
Harvey Stephens is an attorney with Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP in Springfield, Illinois. He attended the University of Chicago Law School. His practice focuses on banking and estate planning matters.
Practice focus
- Banking
- Estate Planning
Hugh F. Drake Partner
Hugh Drake is a partner at Brown, Hay & Stephens in Springfield, Illinois, practicing in the areas of estate and business planning. He represents clients in wealth transfer and estate administration matters and advises fiduciaries in the administration of estates and trusts, as well as public charities and private foundations. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Practice focus
- Estate Planning
- Trusts
- Business
- Real Estate
- Probate
- Corporate Law
Jeffery M. Wilday Senior Counsel
Jeffery Wilday is an attorney with Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP in Springfield, Illinois. His practice focuses on employment and labor and business and corporate matters.
Practice focus
- Employment & Labor
- Business/Corporate
John J. Kim Of Counsel
John Jong-Chul Kim is a lawyer based in Springfield, Illinois. He practices with the firm Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP.
Jordan R. Parker Associate Attorney
Jordan Ross Parker is an attorney with Brown, Hay & Stephens LLP in Decatur, Illinois. Parker earned a law degree from Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 2013.
Lauren C. Lurkins Of Counsel
Lauren C. Lurkins is an attorney based in Springfield, Illinois. Her practice focuses on environmental law. The profile lists her firm as Hodge Dwyer Zeman and indicates she is available to serve clients in Sangamon County, Illinois.
Practice focus
- Environmental Law
Lindsey A. Wise Partner
Lindsey A. Wise earned a Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, in 2002, and holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is a member of the law firm Kehart, Peckert, Wise, Toth & Lewis in Decatur, Illinois. Her practice covers business, commercial, corporate, banking, labor and employment, and litigation matters.
Practice focus
- Business
- Commercial
- Corporate and Incorporation
- Banking
- Labor and Employment
- Litigation
Loraina R. Trujillo Associate Attorney
Loraina Rose Trujillo is an attorney at Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP in Springfield, Illinois. Her office is located at 205 South 5th Street in Springfield.
Maureen M. Faller Of Counsel
Maureen Michelle Faller is an attorney based in Springfield, Illinois. Her practice areas include bankruptcy, banking law, labor and employment, and probate and estate planning.
Practice focus
- Bankruptcy
- Banking Law
- Labor & Employment
- Probate & Estate Planning
Michael J. Kehart Of Counsel
Michael Joseph Kehart is a lawyer whose practice includes medical malpractice defense, insurance defense, and litigation. He received an A.B. degree from Illinois College in 1964 and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1967.
Practice focus
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Insurance Defense
- Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Health Care
- Personal Injury
Natalia Galica Associate Attorney
Robert A. Stuart Jr. Senior Counsel
Robert A. Stuart, Jr. graduated from University of Illinois College of Law in 1973. He is an attorney at Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP in Springfield, Illinois, where he assists clients with Estate Planning & Probate, Business Litigation, and Real Estate matters. He is a member of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Practice focus
- Estate Planning & Probate
- Business Litigation
- Real Estate
Roland R. Cross Partner
Roland R. Cross is an attorney practicing in Springfield, Illinois, at Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP. He earned a B.A. in English from Denison University in 1987, an M.A. in English from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1989, a Ph.D. in English from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1998, and a J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law in 2001. His practice covers litigation, family law, employment law, civil practice, and education law.
Practice focus
- Litigation
- Family Law
- Employment Law
- Civil Practice
- Education Law
Scott B. Sievers Of Counsel
He received a Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois College of Law in 2001, a Master's degree from the University of Illinois at Springfield in 1997, and a Bachelor of Science from St. Cloud State University in 1993. His practice areas include administrative law, communications and media, libel and slander, privacy, and civil rights, including Illinois Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings Act cases involving local governments.
Practice focus
- Administrative Law
- Communications and Media
- Libel and Slander
- Privacy
- Civil Rights
Taylor L. Ingram Associate Attorney
Ted Graham, Jr. Of Counsel
Veronika J. Miles Of Counsel
William A. Davis Partner
William Andrew Davis earned a Bachelor of Arts from Quincy University in 2000 and a Juris Doctor from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 2007. He served as an Assistant State's Attorney in the Sangamon County State's Attorney's Office and as an Assistant Attorney General in the Illinois Attorney General's Office before joining Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP. His practice focuses on DUI and DWI, criminal defense, speeding and traffic ticket, and domestic violence matters.
Practice focus
- DUI & DWI
- Criminal Defense
- Speeding & Traffic Ticket
- Domestic Violence
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