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Bruce Baber - Paris, IL
216 East Wood StreetPost Office Box 6 Paris, IL 61944
Bruce Baber, Attorney at Law
Paris Criminal Defense Lawyer
About Bruce Baber
Current Employment Position(s)
- Sole Practitioner
Year Joined Firm
- 1981
Practice Areas
- Criminal Defense
- Family law (reluctantly)
- Adoption
- Divorce (reluctantly)
- Child custody, visitation & child support (very reluctantly)
- Domestic violence
- Criminal law
- DUI/DWI
- Traffic tickets (Edgar County only)
- Driver's license suspensions & revocations
- Wills & trusts
- Estate planning
- Probate & estate administration
- Guardianship
- Powers of attorney & living wills
- Real estate
- Landlord/tenant
- Contracts
Litigation
- 50%
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1980
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1980
Other Affiliations
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Edgar County Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
Pro Bono Activities
- I joke that I don't take pro bono cases, but lots of cases just turn out that way.
Past Positions
- MT Farms , Long-Haul Truck Driver, 1976 - 1985
- Self Employed Farmer , 1974 - 1986
Education
- University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1980
J.D. - DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, 1976
B.A.
Honors: summa cum laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Honors: Carlton Prize - Outstanding Economics Major of the Year
Major: Economics
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Office Information
Address
216 East Wood StreetPost Office Box 6 Paris, IL 61944
Phone
Fax
- 217-463-2241
Office Hours
Mon - Fri 8:00 a.m. to noon, 1: 00 pm to 5:00 p.m.; other times and days by appointment only
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