Background
McDonald, Jerome E. was born on July 21, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
McDonald, Jerome E. was born on July 21, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Drake University (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1977). University of Illinois (Juris Doctor, 1980). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi.
Worked at Campbell, Black, Carnine, Hedin, Ballard & McDonald, Professional Corporation (Mount Vernon, Illinois) specializing in General Civil Practice in State and Federal Courts. Mining, Oil and Gas, Insurance, Workers Compensation, Corporation, Family, Probate, Real Estate and Trust Law. Trials and Appeals.
Admitted to the bar, 1980, Illinois.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Phi Delta Phi. Member: Jefferson County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel.
Defense Research Institute. The law firm of Campbell, Black, Carnine & Hedin, Professional Corporation originally began practicing law in Mountain.
Vernon, Illinois in 1938 as a separate office of a Central Illinois law firm.
In 1977 the name of the firm was changed to Campbell, Furnall, Moore & Jacobsen. In 1988, the name was again changed to Campbell, Black, Carnine & Hedin, Professional Corporation, to reflect the names of the active senior principals. The firm initially concentrated in oil, gas and coal law and soon added defense of civil liability claims, including negligence, products liability and medical malpractice, as a major concentration.
Presently the firm has members concentrating in most major fields of civil practice including domestic relations, general litigation, real estate, banking, bankruptcy, general business, corporate and estate planning as well as insurance defense and coal, oil and gas law.
The firm has active cases across the entire southern third of Illinois, in both state and federal courts.
Member: Jefferson County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Defense Research Institute.