Background
Bender, Paul Edward was born on June 5, 1951 in Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of Kenneth Donald and Martha Rosalie Bender.
Bender, Paul Edward was born on June 5, 1951 in Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of Kenneth Donald and Martha Rosalie Bender.
Bachelor, Millikin University, 1973. Juris Doctor, Hamline University, 1976. Master of Business Administration, University Phoenix, San Francisco, 1997.
Bar: Minnesota 1976, Illinois 1977, United States District Court (central district) Illinois 1982. Association Halloran & Alfuby, Minneapolis, 1976-1977. Sole practice Bender Law Office, Arthur, Illinois, 1977-1979.
Senior title attorney Chicago Title Insurance Company, Peoria, Illinois, 1979-1982.
Partner Cordis & Bender, Princeville, Illinois, 1982-1984. Senior title attorney, Chicago Title Company, Champaign, Illinois, 1984-1988, resident vice president, assistant vice president, manager, 1990-1992, resident vice president, Champaign County manager, 1992-1996, manager McLean County Title Company, 1996, Decatur Title, 1997.
President Peoria Evening Optimist Club, 1981-1982, lieutenant governor zone 6 Illinois Optimists, 1982-1983.
Member American Bar Association, Peoria Bar Association (chairman real estate committee 1983-1984.
Married Anne Scartabello, December 31, 1976 (divorced August 1978). 1 child, Anthony.