Background
Tillery, Stephen M. was born on March 9, 1950 in Wood River, Illinois, United States.
Tillery, Stephen M. was born on March 9, 1950 in Wood River, Illinois, United States.
Illinois College (Bachelor of Arts, 1972). Saint Louis University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1976). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta.
Worked at Carr, Korein, Tillery, Kunin, Montroy & Glass (East Saint Louis, Illinois) specializing in Railroad, Maritime, Medical Malpractice, Product Liability, Toxic Tort, General Negligence and Trial Practice. Commercial and Bankruptcy. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Illinois.
1990, Missouri.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Order of the Woolsack, Saint Louis University Law Journal, 1975-1976. Author: "Post-Judgment Relief for Lost Wages Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Acting of 1964," 20 Saint Louis University Law Journal 409, 1976.
Company-author: "Civil Practice before Trial, Chapter VII," Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1988. "Illinois Civil Practice 1989-1995 Supplement," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education.
Lecturer: "Expert Testimony," Illinois State Bar Association, 1984.
"Civil Practice Evidence," Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1984. "Update on Civil Practice," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1985. "FELA, an Overview & Update," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1985.
"Handling and Settling Claims without Suit," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1986.
"Product Liability Litigation," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1988. Illinois Civil Trial Evidence," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1988.
"The Medical Malpractice Case - Hospital," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1988. "Civil Practice & Procedure Update," Illinois State Bar Association, 1988.
"Wilson v. Clark Revisited," Illinois State Bar Association, 1989.
"Soft Tissue Diagnostics and Evaluation," Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 1990. "Trial Evidence & Hearsay - Rebuttal Evidence," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1991. "Evidentiary Rules and Trial Tactics in Manufacturing
Defect Cases," Illinois State Bar Association, 1992.
"Blueprint for Building a Successful Case - Closing Arguments," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1994. "Illinois Civil Practice Update Protecting Litigation Rights," West Publishing Company, 1997 Edition.
"Illinois Personal Injury Complaints/FAST," West Publishing Company, 1994. Law Clerk to Honorary George J. Moran, 5th District Court of Appeals of Illinois, 1976-1977.
Company-Director, Advanced Trial Advocacy Program, Saint Louis University School of Law, 1983-1988.
Designated Counsel, United Transportation Union. Member: Saint Clair County, Illinois State (Member, Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council, 1981-1985. Member, Tort Law Section Council, 1988-1989) and American Bar Associations.
The Missouri Bar.
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Amicus Curiae Committee, 1983. Chairman, Civil Practice Committee, 1986-1989. Elected Board of Managers, 1987).
Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys.
Saint Louis Metropolitan Bar Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
The Firm serves both Missouri and Illinois in a specialized Tort Practice maintaining three staffed offices in Saint Louis, Missouri, Belleville and East Saint Louis, Illinois. The Firm also has a Commercial and Bankruptcy Practice centered in East Saint Louis.
Its partners are instructors at both National Seminars and those conducted on State levels in Missouri and Illinois.
Member: Order of the Woolsack, Saint Louis University Law Journal, 1975-1976.