Attorney Profiles

J. William Lucco 
Edwardsville, Illinois

  Best Lawyers 2011

Year Joined Organization:

1975

Areas of Practice:

White-Collar Criminal Defense

General Criminal Defense

Commercial Litigation

Personal Injury

Litigation Percentage:

80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Illinois, 1972

Texas, 1974

Education:

University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, 1972
J.D.

University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, 1969
A.B.

Honors and Awards:

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers

Top 100 Lawyers in Illinois in All Areas of Law, Leading Lawyers Network

Illinois Super Lawyers, Chicago Magazine

Best Lawyers in America

Professional Associations and Memberships:

White Collar Crime Committee, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member

U.S. Senate Judicial Nominations Commission for Southern District of Illinois, 1997 - 1999

Chair

U.S. Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Committee

Member

CJA Panel Selection Committee for Southern District of Illinois

Member

Supreme Court of Illinois Committee on Judicial Performance Evaluation, 1992 - Present

Member

Illinois Capital Litigation Trial Bar Screening Committee

Chair

Attorney Regulatory and Disciplinary Commission, 1987 - Present

Member, Inquiry Board

Madison County Bar Association, 2005 - 2006

President

Illinois State Bar Association

Member

American Bar Association

Member

State Bar of Texas

Member

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association

Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, 1979 - 2000

Director

Past Employment Positions:

Madison County, Illinois, Assistant Public Defender, 1976 - 1980