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Swansea Criminal defense Lawyer
Overview
Licensed and experienced legal practitioner. Former jurist with 23 years of diverse knowledge in various facets of the law. Considerable research and writing skills including author of several publications. Highly knowledgeable at interpreting the law according to administrative code, state and federal statutes. Key competencies include:
• Ability to analyze and articulate solutions for complex legal issues
• Ability to appraise factual situations and make appropriate decisions promptly and in accordance with the law
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines with consistent high-quality work product
• In-depth ability to conduct and control all facets of litigation, elicit pertinent information, prepare and confine witnesses to relevant testimony
• Ability to assume increasing levels of responsibility
• Consistent exercise of sound judgment and discretion in all matters
• Excellent knowledge of court policies and procedures
• Sound ability to manage cases in an effective manner
• Clear, succinct verbal and written communication skills, including preparation of memorandums of law, court orders, contracts, and related legal documents
• Remarkable ability to visually observe people’s behavior in a courtroom setting
About Hon. Laninya Andrea Cason
Practice Areas
- Criminal defense
- Personal Injury
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1996
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
- Missouri
Other Affiliations
- Honoree: 2013 United Way of Metropolitan St. Louis Community Service Impact Award, 2011 St. Louis American Inaugural Salute to Young Leaders under 40
- Current Board Memberships: SAVE Foundation-Treasurer, Bethany Place Foundation-Vice President
- Memberships: Illinois State Bar Association, Missouri Bar Association, University of Illinois Alumni Association, University of Tennessee Alumni Association, St. Clair County Bar Association, NAACP Life Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., VFW Auxiliary Post 8677-Life Member, Fairview Heights, IL.
- Founder of “Diamonds in the Rough” Mentoring Program at Mason-Clark Middle School
- National Association of Women Judges
Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1996
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, 1993
Ed.M.
Major: Education - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, 1992
B.S.
Major: Finance
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Articles
Published Works
- Senate Bill 475: Cause for Concern or Self-Generated Crisis? Health Care Lawyer, Illinois State Bar Association, Dec.2005, Vol.22, No.2
- Grandparents’ visitation rights are still in limbo in Illinois, Elder Law, October 2007, Vol. 13, No. 1
- Overview of School Law; Disciplinary Policies and Procedure, Young Lawyers Newsletter, Illinois State Bar Association Journal, June 2000
- Case Summaries: Technology and the Law, FICC Newsletter, 1997
- A Guide to the Illinois Domestic Violence Act, Illinois Bar Journal, May 2010, Vol.98
- Established the local probate rules for the 20th Judicial Circuit-St. Clair, County, IL.
Office Information
Address
2 Park Place Swansea, IL 62226
Phone
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