Phone (309) 676-0591 Fax (309) 676-8036 Email Mr. Cassidy       John E. Cassidy, III is a partner in the Peoria firm of Cassidy & Mueller. He is a graduate of Regis University and the St. Louis University Law School. His practice is concentrated in the field of civil rights and tort litigation.       John is married to his wife, Teresa, and they have three children.

Areas of Practice: Business Planning Law Civil Rights Litigation Commercial Law Commercial and Bankruptcy Litigation Construction Related Injury Litigation Corporation Law Estate Planning Law Federal Trial and Appellate Practice Product Liability Litigation State Trial and Appellate Practice Tort Litigation Bar Admissions: Illinois, 1983 United States District Court, Central District of Illinois United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit Education: St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1982 Juris Doctor Regis University, Denver, Colorado, 1976 Bachelor of Science Professional Associations and Memberships: Peoria County Bar Association Illinois State Bar Association Member, Civil Practice and Procedure Section, Illinois State Bar Association Member, Insurance Law Section, Illinois State Bar Association Member, Tort Law Section, Illinois State Bar Association Master, Peoria Chapter of American Inns of Court American Bar Association The Bar Association of the Central and Southern Federal Districts of Illinois Abraham Lincoln Inns of Court Assembly of Illinois State Bar Association, 1997 Significant Reported Cases: Robinson v. Sappington, 351 F.3d 317 (7th Cir. 2003) Hill v. Shelander, 992 F.2d 714 (7th Cir. 1993) Hill v. Shelander, 924 F.2d 1370 (7th Cir. 1991)

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Confucius