Areas of Practice

• Municipal Law
• Appellate Practice
• Libel Law
• Real Estate Law
• Wills and Estates

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1976
• Missouri, 1975
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 1978
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1976
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1977
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1991
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1978

Education

• Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 1975
  Juris Doctor
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude
  Honors: Valedictorian
  
  
• University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, 1971
  Bachelor of Science
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude
  Major: Physics
  
  

Published Works

• The Law of Illinois, Volume I: Lincoln's Cases Before the Illinois Supreme Court, From His Entry Into the Practice of Law Until His Entry Into Congress, 1993
• The Law of Illinois, Volume II: Lincoln's Cases Before the Illinois Supreme Court, From His Return to the Practice of Law Until His Return to Politics, 1996
• The Law of Illinois, Volume III: Lincoln's Cases Before the Illinois Supreme Court, From His Return to Politics Until His Departure for Washington, D.C.

Representative Cases

• Owens v. CBS Inc., 527 N.E.2d 1296 (Ill.App. 5th Dist. 1988)
• Lewis v. Illinois Central Railroad Co., 600 N.E.2d 504 (5th Dist. 1992)
• Vaughn v. Granite City Steel Division of Natural Steel Corp., 576 N.E.2d 874 (5th Dist. 1991)
• Bryant v. Livigni, 619 N.E.2d 5S0 (5th Dist. 1993)

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Illinois Bar Association
  
  
• Missouri Bar Association
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• John P. Long, Attorney at Law, Owner, 1989 - 2006
• Sterling, Kelley & Long, P.C., Partner, 1987 - 1989
• John P. Long, Attorney at Law, Owner, 1976 - 1987
• Judge George J. Moran, Sr., Appellate Court of Illinois 5th Judicial Circuit, Law Clerk, 1975 - 1976

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Beta Kappa

Birth Information

• March 18, 1950, East Saint Louis, Illinois, United States of America