Background
Palmer, Charles Lee was born on May 18, 1931 in Champaign, Illinois, United States. Son of Walter Lee and Gertrude June (McKinley) Palmer.
Palmer, Charles Lee was born on May 18, 1931 in Champaign, Illinois, United States. Son of Walter Lee and Gertrude June (McKinley) Palmer.
Bachelor in Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois, 1953; Juris Doctor, University of Illinois, 1957.
Worked at Flynn, Palmer & Tague (Champaign, Illinois) specializing in General Civil Practice in State and Federal Courts. Trials and Appeals. Banking, Estate Planning and Probate, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Family and Taxation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1957, Illinois.
Phi Delta Phi.
Member: Champaign County (President, 1971-1972), Illinois State (Member, Assembly, 1972-1976) and American Bar Associations. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Flynn, Palmer & Tague (formerly Franklin & Flynn 1959.
Franklin, Flynn & Palmer 1964) is a business oriented firm representing the farming, business, banking and academic sectors of the East Central Illinois community.
All of its members are involved in the active practice of law and are supporters of, and participate in, continuing legal education as well as pro-bono activities.
First lieutenant United States Army, 1953-1955. Fellow American College of Trial Lawyers, Illinois Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association (assembly 1972-1976), Champaign County Bar Association (president 1972), Lincolnshire Fields Country Club (president 1981).
Married Barbara Adele Brawner, August 1956 (divorced 1973). Children: Paul, Mary, Matthew. Married Roberta Louise Roy, June 9, 1975.
Children: Mindy, Mark.