Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.

Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.

Law Firm in Peoria, IL

Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.

Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.

Law Firm in Peoria, IL

Firm Overview

Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc., located in Peoria, Illinois, serves clients throughout all of Illinois. We are a civil litigation firm with practice areas including personal injury, wrongful death, worker's compensation, medical and professional malpractice, family law, products liability, insurance coverage, business and contractual law, school law (including special education issues), probate and fiduciary duty, appellate practice, and general practice.

Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc. is included in the Martindale-Hubbel Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. The firm is admitted to practice before all courts of the State of Illinois, as well as the Federal District Court for the Central District of Illinois, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. The firm handles appeals in the Illinois Appellate Courts, the Supreme Court of Illinois, and the Federal Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Main Office

Main Office
416 Main Street, Suite 915
Commerce Bank Building
Peoria, IL 61602

Phone

309-676-3612

Personal Injury

Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc. will represent your Personal Injury legal matters.

Areas of Law
-General Civil and Trial Practice
-Products Liability
-Workers Compensation
-Personal Injury
-Medical and Professional Malpractice Law
-Automobile Accidents
-Wrongful Death
-Dog Bites
-Slip and Fall
-School Law.

Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.
Arthur R. Kingery

Attorney in Peoria, IL
Phi Delta Phi.

Areas of Law:
-General Tort Law
-Workers Compensation Law
-Personal Injury Law
-Products Liability Law

Experience & Credentials

Position
Member

Admission Details
Admitted in 1966, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
1969, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
1977, U.S. Supreme Court

Law School Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 1966
J.D.

University Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 1963
B.S.

Birth Information
Born in 1942
Montrose, Illinois, January 20, 1942

Military
United States Army, Armor, Captain, 1967-1969

Associations & Memberships
Peoria County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Worker's Compensation Lawyers Association.

Education

University of Illinois
Juris Doctorate, 1966

Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.
Arthur R. Kingery

Attorney in Peoria, IL
Phi Delta Phi.

Areas of Law:
-General Tort Law
-Workers Compensation Law
-Personal Injury Law
-Products Liability Law

Experience & Credentials

Position
Member

Admission Details
Admitted in 1966, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
1969, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
1977, U.S. Supreme Court

Law School Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 1966
J.D.

University Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 1963
B.S.

Birth Information
Born in 1942
Montrose, Illinois, January 20, 1942

Military
United States Army, Armor, Captain, 1967-1969

Associations & Memberships
Peoria County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Worker's Compensation Lawyers Association.

Education

University of Illinois Juris Doctorate, 1966


Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.
Edward R. Durree

Attorney in Peoria, IL
Member, Drake Law Review, 1973-1975. Author: "Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 8: Recent Developments," Drake Law Review, January 1975.

Areas of Law:
-Personal Injury Law
-Medical and Professional Malpractice Law

Experience & Credentials

Position
Member

Admission Details
Admitted in 1975, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
1979, U.S. Supreme Court
1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Law School Attended
Drake University
Class of 1975
J.D.
with honors

University Attended
Augustana College and University of Illinois
Class of 1971
B.A.
with honors

Birth Information
Born in 1949
Streator, Illinois, June 2, 1949

Associations & Memberships
Peoria County (President, 1994-1995) and Illinois State Bar Associations; American College of Trial Lawyers; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; American Inns of Court, Abraham Lincoln Chapter (Master Emeritus).

Education

Drake University
Juris Doctorate, with honors, 1975

Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.
Edward R. Durree

Attorney in Peoria, IL
Member, Drake Law Review, 1973-1975. Author: "Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 8: Recent Developments," Drake Law Review, January 1975.

Areas of Law:
-Personal Injury Law
-Medical and Professional Malpractice Law

Experience & Credentials

Position
Member

Admission Details
Admitted in 1975, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
1979, U.S. Supreme Court
1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Law School Attended
Drake University
Class of 1975
J.D.
with honors

University Attended
Augustana College and University of Illinois
Class of 1971
B.A.
with honors

Birth Information
Born in 1949
Streator, Illinois, June 2, 1949

Associations & Memberships
Peoria County (President, 1994-1995) and Illinois State Bar Associations; American College of Trial Lawyers; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; American Inns of Court, Abraham Lincoln Chapter (Master Emeritus).

Education

Drake University Juris Doctorate, with honors, 1975


Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.
Steven A. Wakeman

Attorney in Peoria, IL
Phi Kappa Phi. Member, National Moot Court Team. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, Northern Division, 1977-1978.

Areas of Law:
-Personal Injury Law
-Medical Malpractice
-Product Liability Law
-Divorce
-Business Litigation
-Family Law

Experience & Credentials

Position
Member

Admission Details
Admitted in 1977, Illinois
1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Law School Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 1977
J.D.
cum laude

University Attended
Bradley University
Class of 1974
B.A.
summa cum laude

Birth Information
Born in 1953
Peoria, Illinois, June 16, 1953

Associations & Memberships
Peoria County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; American Inns of Court, Abraham Lincoln Chapter (Emeritus).

Education

University of Illinois
Juris Doctorate, cum laude, 1977

Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.
Steven A. Wakeman

Attorney in Peoria, IL
Phi Kappa Phi. Member, National Moot Court Team. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, Northern Division, 1977-1978.

Areas of Law:
-Personal Injury Law
-Medical Malpractice
-Product Liability Law
-Divorce
-Business Litigation
-Family Law

Experience & Credentials

Position
Member

Admission Details
Admitted in 1977, Illinois
1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Law School Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 1977
J.D.
cum laude

University Attended
Bradley University
Class of 1974
B.A.
summa cum laude

Birth Information
Born in 1953
Peoria, Illinois, June 16, 1953

Associations & Memberships
Peoria County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; American Inns of Court, Abraham Lincoln Chapter (Emeritus).

Education

University of Illinois Juris Doctorate, cum laude, 1977


Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.
Philip M. O'Donnell

Attorney in Peoria, IL

Areas of Law
-General Tort Law
-General Practice
-Estate Law
-Nursing Negligence
-Medical Negligence
-Insurance

Experience & Credentials

Position
Member

Admission Details
Admitted in 1994, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Law School Attended
University of Kansas
Class of 1994
J.D.

University Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 1991
B.S.
magna cum laude

Birth Information
Born in 1969
Peoria, Illinois, July 23, 1969

Associations & Memberships
Peoria County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice.

Education

University of Kansas
Juris Doctorate, 1994

Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.
Philip M. O'Donnell

Attorney in Peoria, IL

Areas of Law
-General Tort Law
-General Practice
-Estate Law
-Nursing Negligence
-Medical Negligence
-Insurance

Experience & Credentials

Position
Member

Admission Details
Admitted in 1994, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Law School Attended
University of Kansas
Class of 1994
J.D.

University Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 1991
B.S.
magna cum laude

Birth Information
Born in 1969
Peoria, Illinois, July 23, 1969

Associations & Memberships
Peoria County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice.

Education

University of Kansas Juris Doctorate, 1994


Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.
Christopher H. Sokn

Attorney in Peoria, IL
Member, Mock Trial Team, 2001-2005. Trial Team and Associate Editor, Elder Law Journal, University of Illinois College of Law, 2006-2008.

Areas of Law
-General Practice
-Personal Injury

Experience & Credentials

Position
Associate

Admission Details
Admitted in 2008, Illinois
2009, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois

Law School Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 2008
J.D.

University Attended
Bradley University
Class of 2005
B.S.
Political Science and Sociology, Honors Program, summa cum laude

Birth Information
Born in 1982
Ottawa, Illinois, October 1, 1982

Associations & Memberships
Peoria County and Illinois State Bar Associations.

Education

University of Illinois
Juris Doctorate, 2008

Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.
Christopher H. Sokn

Attorney in Peoria, IL
Member, Mock Trial Team, 2001-2005. Trial Team and Associate Editor, Elder Law Journal, University of Illinois College of Law, 2006-2008.

Areas of Law
-General Practice
-Personal Injury

Experience & Credentials

Position
Associate

Admission Details
Admitted in 2008, Illinois
2009, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois

Law School Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 2008
J.D.

University Attended
Bradley University
Class of 2005
B.S.
Political Science and Sociology, Honors Program, summa cum laude

Birth Information
Born in 1982
Ottawa, Illinois, October 1, 1982

Associations & Memberships
Peoria County and Illinois State Bar Associations.

Education

University of Illinois Juris Doctorate, 2008


Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.
Adrian G. Barr

Attorney in Peoria, IL
Pi Kappa Alpha.

Areas of Law
-General Practice
-Personal Injury
-Landlord Tenant Law
-General Tort Law
-Social Security Law

Experience & Credentials

Position
Associate

Admission Details
Admitted in 2003, Illinois

Law School Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 2003
J.D.

University Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 2000
B.A.

Birth Information
Born in 1978
London, England, August 23, 1978

Associations & Memberships
Peoria County and Illinois State Bar Associations.

Education

University of Illinois
Juris Doctorate, 2003

Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.
Adrian G. Barr

Attorney in Peoria, IL
Pi Kappa Alpha.

Areas of Law
-General Practice
-Personal Injury
-Landlord Tenant Law
-General Tort Law
-Social Security Law

Experience & Credentials

Position
Associate

Admission Details
Admitted in 2003, Illinois

Law School Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 2003
J.D.

University Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 2000
B.A.

Birth Information
Born in 1978
London, England, August 23, 1978

Associations & Memberships
Peoria County and Illinois State Bar Associations.

Education

University of Illinois Juris Doctorate, 2003


Firm Overview

Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc., located in Peoria, Illinois, serves clients throughout all of Illinois. We are a civil litigation firm with practice areas including personal injury, wrongful death, worker's compensation, medical and professional malpractice, family law, products liability, insurance coverage, business and contractual law, school law (including special education issues), probate and fiduciary duty, appellate practice, and general practice.

Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc. is included in the Martindale-Hubbel Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. The firm is admitted to practice before all courts of the State of Illinois, as well as the Federal District Court for the Central District of Illinois, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. The firm handles appeals in the Illinois Appellate Courts, the Supreme Court of Illinois, and the Federal Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Main Office

Main Office
416 Main Street, Suite 915
Commerce Bank Building
Peoria, IL 61602

Phone

309-676-3612

Personal Injury

Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc. will represent your Personal Injury legal matters.

Areas of Law
-General Civil and Trial Practice
-Products Liability
-Workers Compensation
-Personal Injury
-Medical and Professional Malpractice Law
-Automobile Accidents
-Wrongful Death
-Dog Bites
-Slip and Fall
-School Law.

Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.
Arthur R. Kingery

Attorney in Peoria, IL
Phi Delta Phi.

Areas of Law:
-General Tort Law
-Workers Compensation Law
-Personal Injury Law
-Products Liability Law

Experience & Credentials

Position
Member

Admission Details
Admitted in 1966, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
1969, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
1977, U.S. Supreme Court

Law School Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 1966
J.D.

University Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 1963
B.S.

Birth Information
Born in 1942
Montrose, Illinois, January 20, 1942

Military
United States Army, Armor, Captain, 1967-1969

Associations & Memberships
Peoria County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Worker's Compensation Lawyers Association.

Education

University of Illinois
Juris Doctorate, 1966

Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.
Arthur R. Kingery

Attorney in Peoria, IL
Phi Delta Phi.

Areas of Law:
-General Tort Law
-Workers Compensation Law
-Personal Injury Law
-Products Liability Law

Experience & Credentials

Position
Member

Admission Details
Admitted in 1966, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
1969, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
1977, U.S. Supreme Court

Law School Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 1966
J.D.

University Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 1963
B.S.

Birth Information
Born in 1942
Montrose, Illinois, January 20, 1942

Military
United States Army, Armor, Captain, 1967-1969

Associations & Memberships
Peoria County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Worker's Compensation Lawyers Association.

Education

University of Illinois Juris Doctorate, 1966


Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.
Edward R. Durree

Attorney in Peoria, IL
Member, Drake Law Review, 1973-1975. Author: "Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 8: Recent Developments," Drake Law Review, January 1975.

Areas of Law:
-Personal Injury Law
-Medical and Professional Malpractice Law

Experience & Credentials

Position
Member

Admission Details
Admitted in 1975, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
1979, U.S. Supreme Court
1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Law School Attended
Drake University
Class of 1975
J.D.
with honors

University Attended
Augustana College and University of Illinois
Class of 1971
B.A.
with honors

Birth Information
Born in 1949
Streator, Illinois, June 2, 1949

Associations & Memberships
Peoria County (President, 1994-1995) and Illinois State Bar Associations; American College of Trial Lawyers; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; American Inns of Court, Abraham Lincoln Chapter (Master Emeritus).

Education

Drake University
Juris Doctorate, with honors, 1975

Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.
Edward R. Durree

Attorney in Peoria, IL
Member, Drake Law Review, 1973-1975. Author: "Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 8: Recent Developments," Drake Law Review, January 1975.

Areas of Law:
-Personal Injury Law
-Medical and Professional Malpractice Law

Experience & Credentials

Position
Member

Admission Details
Admitted in 1975, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
1979, U.S. Supreme Court
1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Law School Attended
Drake University
Class of 1975
J.D.
with honors

University Attended
Augustana College and University of Illinois
Class of 1971
B.A.
with honors

Birth Information
Born in 1949
Streator, Illinois, June 2, 1949

Associations & Memberships
Peoria County (President, 1994-1995) and Illinois State Bar Associations; American College of Trial Lawyers; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; American Inns of Court, Abraham Lincoln Chapter (Master Emeritus).

Education

Drake University Juris Doctorate, with honors, 1975


Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.
Steven A. Wakeman

Attorney in Peoria, IL
Phi Kappa Phi. Member, National Moot Court Team. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, Northern Division, 1977-1978.

Areas of Law:
-Personal Injury Law
-Medical Malpractice
-Product Liability Law
-Divorce
-Business Litigation
-Family Law

Experience & Credentials

Position
Member

Admission Details
Admitted in 1977, Illinois
1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Law School Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 1977
J.D.
cum laude

University Attended
Bradley University
Class of 1974
B.A.
summa cum laude

Birth Information
Born in 1953
Peoria, Illinois, June 16, 1953

Associations & Memberships
Peoria County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; American Inns of Court, Abraham Lincoln Chapter (Emeritus).

Education

University of Illinois
Juris Doctorate, cum laude, 1977

Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.
Steven A. Wakeman

Attorney in Peoria, IL
Phi Kappa Phi. Member, National Moot Court Team. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, Northern Division, 1977-1978.

Areas of Law:
-Personal Injury Law
-Medical Malpractice
-Product Liability Law
-Divorce
-Business Litigation
-Family Law

Experience & Credentials

Position
Member

Admission Details
Admitted in 1977, Illinois
1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Law School Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 1977
J.D.
cum laude

University Attended
Bradley University
Class of 1974
B.A.
summa cum laude

Birth Information
Born in 1953
Peoria, Illinois, June 16, 1953

Associations & Memberships
Peoria County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; American Inns of Court, Abraham Lincoln Chapter (Emeritus).

Education

University of Illinois Juris Doctorate, cum laude, 1977


Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.
Philip M. O'Donnell

Attorney in Peoria, IL

Areas of Law
-General Tort Law
-General Practice
-Estate Law
-Nursing Negligence
-Medical Negligence
-Insurance

Experience & Credentials

Position
Member

Admission Details
Admitted in 1994, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Law School Attended
University of Kansas
Class of 1994
J.D.

University Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 1991
B.S.
magna cum laude

Birth Information
Born in 1969
Peoria, Illinois, July 23, 1969

Associations & Memberships
Peoria County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice.

Education

University of Kansas
Juris Doctorate, 1994

Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.
Philip M. O'Donnell

Attorney in Peoria, IL

Areas of Law
-General Tort Law
-General Practice
-Estate Law
-Nursing Negligence
-Medical Negligence
-Insurance

Experience & Credentials

Position
Member

Admission Details
Admitted in 1994, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Law School Attended
University of Kansas
Class of 1994
J.D.

University Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 1991
B.S.
magna cum laude

Birth Information
Born in 1969
Peoria, Illinois, July 23, 1969

Associations & Memberships
Peoria County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice.

Education

University of Kansas Juris Doctorate, 1994


Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.
Christopher H. Sokn

Attorney in Peoria, IL
Member, Mock Trial Team, 2001-2005. Trial Team and Associate Editor, Elder Law Journal, University of Illinois College of Law, 2006-2008.

Areas of Law
-General Practice
-Personal Injury

Experience & Credentials

Position
Associate

Admission Details
Admitted in 2008, Illinois
2009, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois

Law School Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 2008
J.D.

University Attended
Bradley University
Class of 2005
B.S.
Political Science and Sociology, Honors Program, summa cum laude

Birth Information
Born in 1982
Ottawa, Illinois, October 1, 1982

Associations & Memberships
Peoria County and Illinois State Bar Associations.

Education

University of Illinois
Juris Doctorate, 2008

Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.
Christopher H. Sokn

Attorney in Peoria, IL
Member, Mock Trial Team, 2001-2005. Trial Team and Associate Editor, Elder Law Journal, University of Illinois College of Law, 2006-2008.

Areas of Law
-General Practice
-Personal Injury

Experience & Credentials

Position
Associate

Admission Details
Admitted in 2008, Illinois
2009, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois

Law School Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 2008
J.D.

University Attended
Bradley University
Class of 2005
B.S.
Political Science and Sociology, Honors Program, summa cum laude

Birth Information
Born in 1982
Ottawa, Illinois, October 1, 1982

Associations & Memberships
Peoria County and Illinois State Bar Associations.

Education

University of Illinois Juris Doctorate, 2008


Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.
Adrian G. Barr

Attorney in Peoria, IL
Pi Kappa Alpha.

Areas of Law
-General Practice
-Personal Injury
-Landlord Tenant Law
-General Tort Law
-Social Security Law

Experience & Credentials

Position
Associate

Admission Details
Admitted in 2003, Illinois

Law School Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 2003
J.D.

University Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 2000
B.A.

Birth Information
Born in 1978
London, England, August 23, 1978

Associations & Memberships
Peoria County and Illinois State Bar Associations.

Education

University of Illinois
Juris Doctorate, 2003

Kingery Durree Wakeman & O'Donnell, Assoc.
Adrian G. Barr

Attorney in Peoria, IL
Pi Kappa Alpha.

Areas of Law
-General Practice
-Personal Injury
-Landlord Tenant Law
-General Tort Law
-Social Security Law

Experience & Credentials

Position
Associate

Admission Details
Admitted in 2003, Illinois

Law School Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 2003
J.D.

University Attended
University of Illinois
Class of 2000
B.A.

Birth Information
Born in 1978
London, England, August 23, 1978

Associations & Memberships
Peoria County and Illinois State Bar Associations.

Education

University of Illinois Juris Doctorate, 2003


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