J. William Lucco
   Of Counsel

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
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1978
U.S. Supreme Court, 1984
U.S. District Court, Southern District Illinois, 1987
U.S. District Court, Central District Illinois, 1995
U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2005
U.S. District Court, Eastern District Missouri, 2011



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 - 1999Chair
U.S. Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Committee Member
Former 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

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