Family Law

• Divorce
• Adoption
• Guardianship
• Spousal Support
  “Income Tax Aspects of Divorce-Property Settlements, Alimony, Dependency Exemptions and Qualified Domestic Relations Orders” – Tax Update and Planning Seminar” – Mathis, Marifian, Richter & Grandy, Ltd., September, 1999.

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Clyde L. Kuehn serves clients in the areas of white collar criminal defense law, civil litigation and appellate work from the Belleville, Illinois, Mathis, Marifian & Richter office.
• Wrongful Death
  Toennies v. Terra Properties, Inc., 01-L-892 (Madison County, Illinois); Mr. Schuver and Mr. Niehoff obtained a significant settlement on behalf of their client in this wrongful death action.
• Fraud
  Litigation team member defending parallel civil and criminal litigation alleging accounting fraud against CFO of a Fortune 500 company.
• Restraining Order

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Kevin is a member of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, the St. Clair County Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), where he previously served as secretary, vice-chair and chair for the Employee Benefits section. He is a member of The Missouri Bar and the American Bar Association, where he is currently a member of the Federal Taxation and Corporate Law Sections.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  Mr. Philip D. Speicher is a shareholder at Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Ltd. He provides legal counsel to a broad range of clients, from brand new startups to Fortune 100 companies. Philip’s practice focuses primarily on defending businesses and individuals in IRS audits and in the U.S. Tax Court. Philip also provides services to his clients in the areas of business law, mergers & acquisitions, and estate and wealth planning. In addition to his law practice, Philip also serves as an adjunct law professor at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.
• Business Disputes
  MM&R attorneys provide businesses of all sizes with comprehensive legal services. Whether you are just getting started or your business has been in your family for generations, we are here to assist you in growing, strengthening and protecting your business.  Regardless of a business’s size or age, MM&R attorneys bring a comprehensive and compassionate understanding of your needs as well as the depth of skill and effective legal representation that you require. We hold advanced degrees in accounting and taxation, are certified public accountants or have master’s degrees in business administration.  MM&R attorneys are well-versed in all aspects of business law and can assist you with employee benefits, tax concerns, banking, transitioning businesses to the next generation and complex shareholder litigation.  We are here to help you with...
• Business Transactions
  MM&R attorneys provide individual and business clients with tax advice, planning and representation in federal, state and local tax matters. We can assist you with a range of services from tax advice in structuring business transactions to complex gift and estate tax planning. MM&R attorneys routinely represent clients before the Internal Revenue Service and state tax agencies in audits, appeals, litigation and criminal investigations. We are here to help you with...
• Limited Liability Companies
  The attorneys of Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Ltd., represent clients in the Metro East, Southern Illinois, Southern District, Third, Fourth, Twentieth Judicial Circuits, including St. Clair County, Madison County and Washington County, and the cities of Belleville, Edwardsville, Nashville, Alton, Highland, O’Fallon, Fairview Heights, Collinsville, Granite City, Benton, East St. Louis and Carbondale, Illinois, and in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and the Eastern District of Missouri.

Employment Law

• Wrongful Termination
  John Johnson, Plaintiff, v. Casino Queen, Inc., a corporation, Defendant., 2006 WL 5124938, 2006; Mr. Schuver successfully represented an employee of the Casino Queen alleging racial discrimination and wrongful termination for asserting his rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
• Employment Discrimination
  Litigation team member helping to achieve successful resolution of race discrimination lawsuit brought by 76 individual plaintiffs against their employer (2011).
• Employment Contract
  Since 1984, Kevin has been representing business owners, corporations and individuals in matters involving business sales and acquisitions, retirement plan benefits, disability, ERISA litigation, contract law, tax representation and all phases of estate planning. Kevin has been involved in numerous probate matters, covering an array of complex issues. He has provided legal counsel to clients in a wide range of personal and business transactions, including employment contracts, covenants-not-to-compete, distribution agreements, operating agreements, franchise agreements, buy-sell agreements and shareholder agreements. He works with businesses concerning entity selection and in all phases of business operations, and he has also been involved with substantial business sales and purchases involving both asset and stock transactions.
• Employment Litigation
  Deanna is an outstanding attorney who pursues excellence in her service to clients. During her 20 years of experience as an attorney, she has dedicated her time to serving all types of clients including, but not limited to, hospitals, nursing homes, and product manufacturers throughout Southern Illinois with all of their litigation needs, equal employment issues, workers’ compensation claims, and various other employment issues. Deanna has successfully represented employers in many cases over her career including, but not limited to, Inter-City Products Corp. v. Industrial Commission, Dunklin v. Contempri Homes, Martha Embrich v. Memorial Hospital, and Fay Blakey v. Memorial Hospital.
• Severance Agreement
• Sexual Harassment
  Mark also has extensive experience in handling employment related litigation, including workplace discrimination and harassment cases, wrongful and retaliatory discharge cases, whistleblower claims, Surface Transportation Act claims, sexual harassment, and a broad range of other employment-related litigation. Mark’s record of success in employment related litigation includes the following...

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  MM&R attorneys offer effective and sophisticated representation with respect to various real estate matters and transactions. We have extensive experience in all aspects of residential and commercial real estate development. We have represented a variety of clients including individuals, banks, title insurance companies, developers, brokers, property managers, hospitals, school districts and businesses.
• Premises Liability
• Construction Litigation
  MM&R’s experienced construction law attorneys partner with our clients to help them proactively manage all phases of their projects. Bringing both contract and litigation experience, we will assist you in developing front-end contract documents that not only secure your financial goals, but also minimize the risk of future disputes. Should a dispute arise, MM&R attorneys have the skills needed to aggressively manage the matter, including a successful record in the courtroom as well as in arbitration, mediation and negotiation.
• Real Estate Transactions
  Anthony “Tony” Smith II is an associate at Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Ltd. (MM&R), who focuses his legal practice in transactional law and estate planning. Prior to his role at MM&R, he served as an attorney advisor at Social Security Administration where he assisted administrative law judges with the development and formation of decisions in disability cases under Title II and Title XVI. Additionally, Tony brings to the table diverse experience and extensive knowledge in real estate litigation, trust and estate litigation, real estate transactions, business law, and estate planning.
• Eminent Domain
  He began his legal career as a St. Clair County assistant public defender, where he handled major felony cases. Later, he became a partner at several Belleville law firms, where he tried civil and criminal cases in both federal and state courts. Bill also served as Special Assistant Attorney General for the state of Illinois, where he handled eminent domain cases. In 2011, he established his private practice, the Law Offices of William Stiehl Jr.
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Serious personal injuries are devastating. MM&R litigation attorneys have the knowledge and experience to handle your serious personal injury claim and achieve the results you are entitled to under the law.
• Medical Malpractice
  Deanna L. Litzenburg is a Vice President and shareholder with Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Ltd. who focuses her practice in civil litigation, commercial litigation, premises liability, medical malpractice, employment law, creditors’ rights, workers’ compensation and alternative dispute resolution.
• Auto Accidents
• Medicaid Planning
  As people get older, financial, health and estate planning matters become more urgent to them. MM&R’s elder law attorneys can advise, structure and help our clients implement their estate planning, Medicaid planning and other long-term care planning. We have extensive experience helping clients with a broad range of long-term care planning options, both medical and financial, including...
• Disability Discrimination
• Slip and Fall Injury
  Mark has achieved success in winning multi-million dollar personal injury and product liability claims, including wrongful death, truck accident and motor vehicle accident cases, slip and fall injuries, product defect lawsuits and other serious personal injury claims. As one of the firm’s most successful litigators, Mark has won numerous verdicts and settlements on behalf of the firm’s clients, including...

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Even with the best planning, circumstances change and unforeseen issues may arise between family members. If they do, you can turn confidently to MM&R. We have successfully represented individuals, families, beneficiaries, heirs, legatees, executors, trustees, guardians, banks and trust companies in trust and estate litigation for over 35 years, and we look forward to representing you in matters including...
• Wills
  We know that your family and planning for the future are important to you.  MM&R attorneys understand that everyone has different assets and estate planning needs based on your unique family and financial situation. We work with each client to determine their individual needs and develop a comprehensive approach to accomplish their goals. Whether you have a family member with special needs, you want to transition your family business to the next generation or you seek to minimize the potential tax burden to your heirs, our estate planning attorneys have the knowledge and experience to accomplish all of your goals.  From wills and trusts to other sophisticated planning tools, we are here to help you in every aspect of estate planning, including...
• Trusts
  After the death of a loved one, figuring out where to begin can be overwhelming.  By working with one of our attorneys, you will have an experienced professional available to guide you through every step of the process. Whether you need assistance in probate administration, or you have questions regarding trust administration, we are here to help.
• Power of Attorney
  Beth works with clients in establishing wills and trusts, estate and gift tax planning, trust administration, real estate transactions and corporate and business law. She practices principally in the areas of death and disability planning (wills, trusts, estate and gift taxes, and powers of attorney), probate administration, real estate matters and business entity formation. Beth spends a great deal of her time helping executors and trustees administer estates and trusts during the difficult time after the passing of a loved one in an effort to make the administration process as smooth and uneventful as possible. Beth joined MM&R in 2011 following its merger with Coffey & McCracken Law Firm, where she previously served as an associate.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
  Prior to joining MM&R, Laura worked for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee and as an intern with the United States Attorneys’ Office. Laura is AV peer-review rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Since 2013, she has been named as an Illinois Super Lawyer (or Rising Star) in business litigation.
• Foreclosure
• Tax Law
  Charles (Charlie) M. Lock is an of counsel attorney with Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Ltd., who focuses his practice exclusively on civil and criminal tax litigation and controversies pending before the Audit, Appeals, Collection, and Criminal Enforcement divisions of the IRS.