Freeburg, IL

Chad J. Richter

Chad J. Richter is a shareholder at Mathis, Marifian and Richter, Ltd. who concentrates his practice in the areas of business law, trusts and estates, probate litigation, real estate law, commercial law, and civil litigation. Chad serves a variety of different individual and corporate clients and devotes his time equally between litigation and transactional work. He formerly served as the President of the Madison County Bar Association and is current a member of the Illinois State Bar Association Business and Securities Law and Estate Planning Section Councils. He stays current in new developments of law and has written numerous articles and given presentations on trusts and estates and business law.

Patrick B. Mathis

Patrick B. Mathis is a founding shareholder at Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Ltd. (MM&R) who focuses his practice in business law, banking, estate planning, and taxation. With over 40 years of experience, Pat has an extensive background in providing legal counsel related to business mergers, sales and acquisitions, shareholder litigation, trusts and wills, probate, federal and state tax audits and appeals, Tax Court litigation, and criminal tax defense. He has written several definitive articles on various aspects of each area. Over the past 40 years at MM&R, Pat has provided a full range of legal services to clients in the Southern Illinois and St. Louis Metropolitan areas. His mission is to deliver superior personalized service to every client, no matter how large or how small. He has the knowledge to identify the issues and find creative solutions, whether it’s analyzing complex tax or estate planning issues or advising business clients.

William D. Stiehl, Jr.

William “Bill” D. Stiehl, Jr. is an of counsel attorney with Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Ltd., who serves clients in the areas of personal injury, workers’ compensation, commercial litigation, education law, and white collar criminal defense. In 2018, Bill was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to serve as Circuit Judge for the 20th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois in St. Clair County, completing the term of the late Judge Robert LeChien. He was then appointed as an at-large circuit judge for the 20th Judicial Court of Illinois in St. Clair County from 2020 to 2022 by the Illinois Supreme Court. He began his legal career as a St. Clair County assistant public defender, where he handled major felony cases. Later, he became a partner at several Belleville law firms, where he tried civil and criminal cases in both federal and state courts. Bill also served as Special Assistant Attorney General for the state of Illinois, where he handled eminent domain cases. In 2011, he established his private practice, the Law Offices of William Stiehl Jr.

Mark S. Schuver

Mark S. Schuver is a shareholder at Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Ltd. with over 30 years of experience practicing in the areas of personal injury and employment litigation, product liability, will & trust disputes and commercial litigation. Mark has achieved success in winning multi-million dollar personal injury and product liability claims, including wrongful death, truck accident and motor vehicle accident cases, slip and fall injuries, product defect lawsuits and other serious personal injury claims. He also has extensive experience in handling employment related litigation, including workplace discrimination and harassment cases, wrongful and retaliatory discharge cases, whistleblower claims, Surface Transportation Act claims, sexual harassment, and a broad range of other employment-related litigation. Mark also routinely advises employers on a wide range of employment-related issues, such as the Family Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, workers’ compensation, Title VII, personnel policy manuals and severance, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements.

Daniel M. Renner

Dan is an associate at Mathis, Marifian, and Richter, Ltd. (MM&R), and focuses his practice on transactional matters, including business law and estate planning. Dan began his career defending doctors, nurses, hospitals, and nursing homes in litigation matters, and has appeared in state courts across Illinois and Missouri, from Carbondale to Chicago and Kansas City to Cape Girardeau. Dan has always been intrigued by the intersection of personal finance, business, and the law. He earned his undergraduate degree in business administration with a concentration in finance from the University of Kentucky in 2013. Thereafter, he attended Southern Illinois University, where he earned his law degree (J.D.) and Master’s Degree in Business Administration (M.B.A.) in 2016.

Laura E. Schrick

Laura E. Schrick is a shareholder at Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Ltd. (MM&R), who focuses her practice in commercial litigation, trust & estate litigation, employment law, and construction law. Laura values the trust that her clients place in her and works hard to provide them with personal attention and practical legal advice. She has achieved significant results for individuals and businesses in a variety of federal and state court matters at both the trial court and appellate court levels. Laura’s practice also includes arbitration and mediation. Prior to joining MM&R, Laura worked for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee and as an intern with the United States Attorneys’ Office. Laura is AV peer-review rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Since 2013, she has been named as an Illinois Super Lawyer (or Rising Star) in business litigation.

Taylor N. Fehrenz

Taylor N. Fehrenz, an associate attorney at MM&R, was born and raised in the Belleville area and has proudly called the city home for more than a decade. Inspired to pursue law after reading John Grisham novels as a kid, Taylor built his career on a strong foundation of litigation and trial work. He spent six years at a firm in Alton, Illinois, where he gained extensive experience handling personal injury and workers’ compensation cases on behalf of individuals across Illinois and Missouri. Before joining MM&R, Taylor served as an Employee and Labor Relations Specialist at the Department of Veterans Affairs for two years, where he navigated complex personnel matters in a federal setting. His combined background in advocacy and public service informs his practical, client-centered approach to the law.