Lawyer Joseph W. Phebus, graduated from University of Illinois, B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering, 1962 University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 1968, is now employed by Koester & Bradley, LLP at 136 West Main Street Champaign, IL 61820.

While being a member of Champaign County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Managers)., Joseph W. Phebus is one of the more than one million lawyers in United States. Before choosing Joseph W. Phebus as your lawyer, you should consider whether Joseph W. Phebus offers free consultation, (if not) how much the initial interview costs, if there is any hidden attorney fees, what's the fee schedule, whether he or she has good community reputation and is able to provide a list of good references. You can also contact the Board of Professional Responsibility of the state bar, to find out if Joseph W. Phebus has ever been placed under any disciplinary actions. Please be aware that, though Joseph W. Phebus's office is located at Champaign, IL, he or she might belong to the bar association of other states.

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Joseph W. Phebus has been admitted in 1968, Illinois; 1970, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1984, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; 1990, U.S. Court of Claims; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1996, U.S. District Court, Easter District of Wisconsin; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Eleventh Circuits; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. His or her practice areas include Class Actions; Mass Torts; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Shareholders Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation.

Joseph W. Phebus's college and law school education includes University of Illinois, B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering, 1962, University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 1968. Other biographical background includes Order of the Coif. Listed: Illinois' Top 100 Lawyers (Leading Lawyers Network); Illinois Super Lawyers, Plaintiffs' Personal Injury, Crain's Chicago Magazine. Speaker: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education - Handling a Vehicle Crash from A - Z, Topic. Claims against Common Carners, October 2007; Illinois State Bar Association Program ? How to Present and Defend a Personal Injury Case, November 1991; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Program ? Proper Parties Plaintiff and Defendant and the Correction of Errors in that Regard, February 1996; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Program ? Class Actions, February 1999. Author: (Illinois Chapter), Survey of State Class Action Law, A Report of the State Laws Subcommittee of the Class Actions and Derivative Suits Committee, American Bar Association, 1999 and subsequent editions; Illinois Causes of Action ? Elements, Forms & Winning Tips: Estate, Business & Non-Personal Injury Actions, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2002 ed., (contributing author re: complex litigation) (with G.D. Forrester); "Respondents in Discovery and the Statute of Limitations," The Trial Journal, Illinois Trial Lawyers' Assoc., Winter 2001 (with G.D. Forrester). Practice at this consists almost exclusively of matter involving civil litigation. Approximately 90 percent of practice involves representing plaintiffs. Author: Survey of State Class Action Law, A Report of the State Laws Subcommittee of the Class Actions and De. You should contact other lawyers and law firms nearby before choosing your legal representatives.

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