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    Terry R. BlackMark J. BallardJerome E. McDonaldAaron S. CarnineMatthew B. FlaniganJarred R. TynesDouglas R. HoffmanAndrew D. ThomsonWilliam K. Smith
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  • Terry R. Black
  • Mark J. Ballard
  • Jerome E. McDonald
  • Aaron S. Carnine
  • Matthew B. Flanigan
  • Jarred R. Tynes
  • Douglas R. Hoffman
  • Andrew D. Thomson
  • William K. Smith

108 S. 9th Street 
P. O. Box 4007
Mt. Vernon IL 62864 

frontdesk@illinoisfirm.com
Phone: (618) 242-3310 
Fax: (618) 242-3735 

Terry R. Black


Admitted to Practice

Illinois - 1970
United States District Court
Southern District of Illinois - 1971
United States Court of Appeals 7th Circuit - 1988

Education

Illinois Wesleyan University B.A. - 1967
Duke University J.D. - 1970

Memberships

Energy & Mineral Law Foundation
Former Board Member (1992 - 2000)
Illinois Bar Foundation
Illinois State Bar Association
Jefferson County Bar Association
Illinois Oil and Gas Association

Practice Areas


Banking Law 
Mineral Law 
Real Estate Law 
General Civil Practice 

Representative Clients

Ceja Corporation, The American Coal Company, American Metals & Coal International, Inc., Cline Resources,  Springfield Coal Company, Sugar Camp Energy, LLC,  Williamson Energy, LLC, Community First Bank of the Heartland, Old National Bank, Peoples National Bank, N.A., Ruger Coal Company LLC, Macoupin Energy LLC, Hillsboro Energy, LLC

Special

Member, Board of Trustees, Eastern Mineral Law Foundation 1992-2000; Frequent speaker - Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education; Speaker - Eastern Mineral Law Foundation; Author, Surface Owner Issues, Eastern Mineral Law Foundation Special Institute on Subsidence, 1989.

Distinctions

Elected by peers as Leading Lawyer in Natural Resources/Mineral Law, Banking Law, Real Estate - Residential and Commercial. Named Top Ten Downstate Real Estate Lawyer by Leading Lawyers Network. Martindale - Hubbell - AV

Practice Areas:
  • Banking Law
  • Civil Litigation
  • Corporate Law
  • Creditor Bankruptcy
  • Employment Law
  • Family Law
  • Mineral Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Wills, Trusts & Estates
Address:

108 S. 9th Street 
P. O. Box 4007
Mt. Vernon IL 62864 

frontdesk@illinoisfirm.com
Phone: (618) 242-3310 
Fax: (618) 242-3735 

Attorneys:
  • Terry R. Black
  • Mark J. Ballard
  • Jerome E. McDonald
  • Aaron S. Carnine
  • Matthew B. Flanigan
  • Jarred R. Tynes
  • Douglas R. Hoffman
  • Andrew D. Thomson
  • William K. Smith