The law firm of Susan Parnell Wilson was founded in 1991, concentrating in family related cases. Although Susan Wilson is licensed in Illinois and Missouri, the firm primarily practices in St. Clair County, Illinois. The firm staffs three paralegals and a secretary/receptionist. The cases handled most frequently include divorce, child custody, support issues, domestic violence, modification of divorce and custody decrees, paternity, and grandparent rights and visitation.

Additional areas of practice in which the attorneys and paralegals are experienced include misdemeanors, estates, wills, and powers of attorney. These additional areas of practice naturally flow from the family-related areas and are often necessary to complete problems which arise during or after completion of the family matters.

Attorney Susan Parnell Wilson possesses high academic credentials, maintain strong community ties, is committed to the pursuit of excellence, communicate effectively, and demonstrates the strictest personal and professional ethics as well as the utmost concern for our clients. With more than 20 years experience in family law, Ms. Wilson is primarily a litigator spending the majority of her day in hearings.

Appointments with new clients are primarily scheduled prior to 9:00 a.m. and between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. in order to accommodate the court schedule. Attorney Wilson is also a licensed and experienced mediator and arbitrator. She has been mediating family-related issues since 1993. As an arbitrator for St. Clair County Arbitration programs, she arbitrates several cases each year acting as an arbitrator judge in personal injury and property damage cases.

The firm, although all female, has a high concentration of male clients, and has had success in gaining custody for fathers on numerous occasions. The firm excels in catering to a wide range of emotionally-charged issues and helping the clients cope while going through their crises as well as helping them develop skills to face "life after lawsuit."

The firm brings with it a wide range of past experience in that Susan Parnell Wilson taught high school English/French for 10 years prior to attending law school. Attorney Wilson's paralegals have formal training, as well as several years' experience, in diverse areas including personal injury.

The office now includes a lounge area in the basement which nicely accommodates staff members' children on "sick days" or children of clients who need entertained while their parents are meeting with the attorney. The area includes lots of dolls and other toys and a TV/VCR with a variety of children's videos guaranteed to maintain interest for long periods of time.

Areas of Practice

• Family Law
• Child Support
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1985
• Missouri, 1986
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 1987

Education

• Saint Louis University School of Law, St Louis, Missouri, 1982
  J.D.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  
  
• Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois, 1978
  M.S.Ed.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  Major: French Education
  
  
• Greenville College, Greenville, Illinois, 1972
  B.A.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  Major: French Education
  
  

Professional Associations and Memberships

• St Clair County Bar Association, 1992 - Present
  
  
• St Clair County Bar Association
  Former Member, Board of Directors
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Unit District 196 Dupo Illinois, High School Teacher, 1972 - 1982
• President of Teachers Union, Dupo Federation of Teachers
• Lobbyist For Illinois Federation of Teachers, 1978 - 1982

Birth Information

• 1950, Olney, Illinois, United States of America