Scott & Scott, P.C.

11/10/2023

We hope you had as much fun at our Annual Dinner as we did! Congratulations are in order for Table 3 for being the winning table of the night 🌟 And congratulations to all of the individual winners of the night (you know who you are!)

We’d like to especially thank all of our amazing sponsors for the night! Without the support of these wonderful folks we would not be able to host our Annual Dinner AND we’d miss out on dance competitions like the one Big Papa G Entertainment had last week 🫣 Please check out all of the following sponsors and show them some love when you can!

FeldmanWasser, Zack Stamp Ltd., Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP, Capital City Event Planning, Sorling Northrup Hanna Cullen and Cochran LTD, James R. Potter, CARET Legal, Dan Wright, Croft Commercial Cleaning, Elder Valuation Services, Rick Ray & Sons Plumbing, Inc., Bi-Petro, Inc, Manning Consulting Group, Bank of Springfield, Scott & Scott, P.C., Rex Gradeless, Giffin Winning Cohen & Bodewes, P.C., Cafe Moxo, Boone's, Family Law Software, Southern Illinois University School of Law, Rudin Printing Company, and HeplerBroom LLC ❤️

07/29/2022

NAELA is proud to support the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 32nd Anniversary. Today elder law and special needs planning attorneys celebrate this important civil rights law that works to ensure all people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else.

05/20/2022

Thank you to the Board of CIWBA for hosting another wonderful event.

Thanks to everyone who came out for the Judicial Reception tonight. After two long years, CIWBA is thrilled to have in-person events again.

A special thanks to all the judges who joined us and congratulations to Justice Lisa Holder White on her appointment to the Illinois Supreme Court.

07/08/2020

All of us at Scott & Scott, P.C. congratulate Pamela E. Hart on the honor of becoming a member of Springfield Business Journal’s Forty under 40.

07/07/2020

Adoptions can take a long period of time, particularly if you are seeking an infant. We can explain adoption scenarios that are not as time-consuming and may or may not be more rewarding for you - including adoptions of children in foster care and adoptions of older children.

07/02/2020

In an adoption, one of the key elements is the visit to your home to assess your worthiness as a parent. We can tell you what to expect and the things you should and should not be doing to prepare for that visit.

06/30/2020

One of the hardest things in any relationship dissolution - whether through death, divorce, or separation - is the division of property. Sometimes having a third party can help diffuse emotions and make the process less painful and more equitable.

06/25/2020

In the area of domestic violence, most states have laws that require police to arrest one or both spouses if domestic violence is suspected. The rationale behind this law is to stop an abusive partner from threats that make the spouse too afraid to go through with prosecution.

06/18/2020

In family law cases, most require a settlement conference, which is simply a meeting whereupon all parties discuss and seek resolution to various areas of dispute. In addition to both parties, settlement conferences can involve judges, family law attorneys, and mediators.

06/16/2020

While there may not be a question of child custody in your divorce, the matter of support can be a different issue. We can help you better understand what kind of support order is fair to all parties.

06/11/2020

When you are in court, it’s important that you treat opposing counsel respectfully, no matter your feeling for the other party. Wait your turn to speak, and don’t interrupt, make faces, or gesticulate when opposing counsel is speaking.

06/09/2020

It’s important to remember that the American legal system is fraught with bottlenecks and delays. Let’s talk about what’s holding up your legal matter so that we can come up with a strategy to get your legal case back on track.