People In Business

Candace N. Hall, EdD, assistant professor of educational leadership at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, has won a prestigious Award of Recognition from the IndieFEST Film Awards. The award was given to Hall, film executive producer, and Cami Thomas, film director and CEO of My Friends and I (MFAI), for the documentary short “clusterluck”. “To have…

Farmers and Merchants National Bank recently announced that Dan May has been promoted to President and CEO. May has been with Farmers and Merchants for seven years as senior vice president and senior lender, bringing with him 30 years of experience as a bank examiner. May’s expertise lies in the overall rules and regulations of…

Madison County’s top two assessment officials are retiring. Joe Dauderman, who became the Chief County Assessor for Madison County in May 2013, announced his retirement for the end of February and his chief deputy, Phil Byers, said goodbye Friday. “The retirement is a huge loss to Madison County,” Chairman Kurt Prenzler said. “They are taking…

St. Louis-based estate planning firm elevates leader TuckerAllen, a firm practicing exclusively estate planning, trust administration, and probate, recently announced Nina Windsor as the firm’s newest partner. Windsor, who joined TuckerAllen in November 2021, takes over a growing firm with offices in Town and Country, St. Louis (South County), St. Charles, and Edwardsville. Prior to…

U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today issued the following statements after President Biden announced his intent to appoint 12 individuals to serve as members on the Route 66 Centennial Commission—a commission that was created through legislation championed by Senators Duckworth and Durbin to ensure this iconic American highway—which begins in Chicago…

MG+M The Law Firm has announced the elevation of four attorneys to partner, effective Jan. 1, 2023: Kevin Stockmann, O’Fallon, Ill. Joseph Bussiere, Boston Michael McVinney, Boston Arian Prelvukaj, New York, New York “The firm enthusiastically welcomes this talented group of attorneys to our partnership ranks as recognition of their remarkable level of performance and…

The Gori Law Firm recently announced the hiring of attorney Paula Gutierrez to its Edwardsville, Ill., office. Gutierrez joins the firm’s asbestos litigation practice where she represents individuals and families who have been affected due to asbestos exposure. Gutierrez is a former member of the United States Air Force, where she served seven years as…

Simmons Hanly Conroy, one of the nation’s largest mass tort firms and a national leader in the legal representation of mesothelioma patients and their families, has elevated firm attorneys Jared Hausmann, Olivia P. Kelly and An Truong to shareholder, effective Jan. 3, 2023. “We are very proud of Jared, Olivia and An, and we enthusiastically welcome them…

On behalf of the Circuit Judges of the Third Judicial Circuit, Chief Judge Stephen A. Stobbs announced that Emily Johnson Nielsen and Justin S. Zimmerman were elected to fill the Associate Judge vacancies in the Third Judicial Circuit. These Associate Judge vacancies were created by the retirements of Associate Judges Philip B. Alfeld and Thomas…

The law firm of Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Ltd., has named Allyson T. Schwab as a shareholder, effective Jan. 1, 2023. Ally has been an associate with MM&R since February 2018. Her practice focuses in the areas of business law, including mergers and acquisitions, business succession planning, estate planning/administration and real estate law. Ally enjoys…