C. Stephen Swofford

Trial Attorney




WEST FRANKFORT, IL
attorney@steveswofford.com


Photo, C. Stephen Swofford
 

INSURANCE COVERAGE, CLAIMS and LITIGATION MANAGEMENT

Legal consultant focused on insurance issues, commercial and personal risk management, and trial strategy. Over 30 years experience trying hundreds of cases in both jury and bench trials. Licensed to practice in Illinois, Missouri, and Federal District Court, Southern District of Illinois, and other states via reciprocity.


Professional Organizations
   Illinois State Bar Association, insurance and family law sections
   Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
   Jefferson County Bar Association
   Past member, National District Attorneys Association

Public Service
   State’s Attorney
   Assistant State’s Attorney
   Public defender, urban and rural counties
   Special prosecutor
   Past member, Illinois Attorney General’s
       Crime Victims' Rights Commission

Community Service
   Judge for national moot court competition (health care related issues)
   Board member/past president, Human Services Networking Council

Teaching
   Adjunct professor, criminal law, Rend Lake College

Honors
   Phi Theta Kappa national history honor society

 


Juris Doctorate, 1977
Southern Illinois University School of Law
Carbondale, Illinois


BSc. Education, 1974
History Major
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, Illinois


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