Locations Served
Black, Ballard, McDonald, P.C. serves clients across Southern Illinois and neighboring regions of Missouri and Indiana from the Mt. Vernon office. The firm handles mineral law, civil litigation, estate planning, real estate, and family law matters throughout the service area.
Practice Areas
Home Office: Jefferson County, Illinois
Jefferson County was organized on March 26, 1819, and named for Thomas Jefferson. William Casey donated 20 acres for the county seat, which was first called Mount Pleasant before being renamed Mt. Vernon. The county has a population of approximately 37,000. The 1888 tornado that struck Mt. Vernon destroyed the earlier courthouse.
County website: jeffersoncounty.illinois.gov
Communities in Jefferson County:
Illinois Counties
The firm represents clients across 62 Illinois counties. Attorneys handle cases in courts throughout Southern and Central Illinois from the Mt. Vernon office.
Adams County
Seat: Quincy
Alexander County
Seat: Cairo
Bond County
Seat: Greenville
Brown County
Seat: Mount Sterling
Calhoun County
Seat: Hardin
Cass County
Seat: Virginia
Champaign County
Seat: Urbana
Christian County
Seat: Taylorville
Clark County
Seat: Marshall
Clay County
Seat: Louisville
Clinton County
Seat: Carlyle
Coles County
Seat: Charleston
Crawford County
Seat: Robinson
Cumberland County
Seat: Toledo
Douglas County
Seat: Tuscola
Edgar County
Seat: Paris
Edwards County
Seat: Albion
Effingham County
Seat: Effingham
Fayette County
Seat: Vandalia
Franklin County
Seat: Benton
Gallatin County
Seat: Shawneetown
Greene County
Seat: Carrollton
Hamilton County
Seat: McLeansboro
Hancock County
Seat: Carthage
Hardin County
Seat: Elizabethtown
Jackson County
Seat: Murphysboro
Jasper County
Seat: Newton
Jersey County
Seat: Jerseyville
Johnson County
Seat: Vienna
Lawrence County
Seat: Lawrenceville
Macon County
Seat: Decatur
Macoupin County
Seat: Carlinville
Madison County
Seat: Edwardsville
Marion County
Seat: Salem
Mason County
Seat: Havana
Massac County
Seat: Metropolis
Menard County
Seat: Petersburg
Monroe County
Seat: Waterloo
Montgomery County
Seat: Hillsboro
Morgan County
Seat: Jacksonville
Moultrie County
Seat: Sullivan
Perry County
Seat: Pinckneyville
Piatt County
Seat: Monticello
Pike County
Seat: Pittsfield
Pope County
Seat: Golconda
Pulaski County
Seat: Mound City
Randolph County
Seat: Chester
Richland County
Seat: Olney
St. Clair County
Seat: Belleville
Saline County
Seat: Harrisburg
Sangamon County
Seat: Springfield
Schuyler County
Seat: Rushville
Scott County
Seat: Winchester
Shelby County
Seat: Shelbyville
Union County
Seat: Jonesboro
Vermilion County
Seat: Danville
Wabash County
Seat: Mt. Carmel
Washington County
Seat: Nashville
Wayne County
Seat: Fairfield
White County
Seat: Carmi
Williamson County
Seat: Marion
Missouri Counties(served from Mt. Vernon, IL)
The firm serves clients in the St. Louis metropolitan area and surrounding Missouri counties from the Mt. Vernon, Illinois office.
Indiana Counties(served from Mt. Vernon, IL)
The firm serves clients in Southwestern Indiana, including the Evansville metropolitan area, from the Mt. Vernon, Illinois office.
Contact the Office
Black, Ballard, McDonald, P.C. has represented clients from the Mt. Vernon office since 1938.