Robert Parker
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Licensed for 45 years
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Divorce and separation
Language
English
About
Drew Parker currently resides on his farm near the Spoon River, after being raised in Peoria and having graduated from Bergan High School prior to attending the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. He then attended Chicago-Kent Law School where he was a member of the Law Review, and the sole recipient of the “Bar & Gavel” award for excellence during law school, upon graduation. He has practiced law since 1976, having been an Assistant Public Defender for both Cook and Peoria Counties and an Assistant State’s Attorney for Peoria County prior to establishing his private practice. In 1996, and again each year thereafter, he has been selected as one of Illinois’ top legal counsel by the publication Leading Illinois Attorneys which identifies the leading attorneys in the state. He further, in 2005, was included in “The Best Attorneys Network,” and for a number of years has been selected for inclusion in “Who’s Who Among American Lawyers.” In 2007, he was selected for inclusion in the Biltmore Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals. Most noteworthy, in the summer of 2008, he was named for inclusion in the “Top 50 Attorneys” in the entire State of Illinois outside of Chicago in the consumer edition of the Leading Lawyers Network Magazine out of 20,000 attorneys in downstate Illinois, and 2011 became listed in the top 100 in the entire state, including Chicago.) He has chaired and served on several law committees for both Peoria County Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association for an extended period of time, and has been a Master in the Clarence Darrow Inn of Court and the Abraham Lincoln Inn of Court, having been selected for membership by a group of attorneys and judges. He has been licensed to practice in Federal Court since 1978 and also the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since 1983. He is married to Rena’, who is the Court Administrator for the 10th Judicial Circuit. His son Rob is an attorney and has practiced law with the firm of Parker & Parker since the fall of 2009. Drew received the National Certificate of Merit from the American Red Cross, which was signed by President Bill Clinton and awarded to Drew by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General John Shalikashvili, in May of 1996 for saving the life of a drowning woman off the coast of Florida. His interests include attending to various activities on his farms on the Spoon River such as fishing, hunting, hiking, canoeing and the planting and maintenance of approximately 56,000 hardwood trees. As a conservationist, he and his family enjoy working closely with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Forestry Department in its efforts to improve the entire Spoon River watershed. His interests in the outdoors provide a valuable balance to his passion for the law.
Practices Areas
Personal Injury
Divorce and separation
Language
English
Contact
Parker and Parker Attorneys at LawAssociated Bank Plaza, Suite 1900411 Hamilton BoulevardPeoria, IL, 61602-1193
Office: N/A
Website: N/AReviews
I made the right choice in hiring Drew for my Dad's divorce and couldn't have been happier with the results.
I hired the law firm Parker & Halliday to represent me. Drew and Rob Parker represented me in my divorce. My divorce trial was Sept 27, 2011. Rob Parker and my ex-wife's attorney pre-arranged a meeting with the judge mid-day in the trial to discuss maintenance. After the meeting Rob told me the judge would award 50-60% of my gross as permanent maintenance. He and Drew told me I had the option of continuing with the trial or reaching a settlement. Continuing with the trial surely did not look like a good option. I ended with a settlement that has financially devastated me. After a Motion to Vacate was filed my ex-wife's attorney confirmed I was told the judge would award 50-60% of gross pay because he was part of it. Later the judge issued an order stating he never said he would issue 50-60% of my gross pay as permanent maintenance. Therefore Drew and Rob Parker along with my ex-wife's attorney, Ed Murphy lied to me.
I made the right choice in hiring Drew for my Dad's divorce and couldn't have been happier with the results.
I hired the law firm Parker & Halliday to represent me. Drew and Rob Parker represented me in my divorce. My divorce trial was Sept 27, 2011. Rob Parker and my ex-wife's attorney pre-arranged a meeting with the judge mid-day in the trial to discuss maintenance. After the meeting Rob told me the judge would award 50-60% of my gross as permanent maintenance. He and Drew told me I had the option of continuing with the trial or reaching a settlement. Continuing with the trial surely did not look like a good option. I ended with a settlement that has financially devastated me. After a Motion to Vacate was filed my ex-wife's attorney confirmed I was told the judge would award 50-60% of gross pay because he was part of it. Later the judge issued an order stating he never said he would issue 50-60% of my gross pay as permanent maintenance. Therefore Drew and Rob Parker along with my ex-wife's attorney, Ed Murphy lied to me.
I made the right choice in hiring Drew for my Dad's divorce and couldn't have been happier with the results.
I hired the law firm Parker & Halliday to represent me. Drew and Rob Parker represented me in my divorce. My divorce trial was Sept 27, 2011. Rob Parker and my ex-wife's attorney pre-arranged a meeting with the judge mid-day in the trial to discuss maintenance. After the meeting Rob told me the judge would award 50-60% of my gross as permanent maintenance. He and Drew told me I had the option of continuing with the trial or reaching a settlement. Continuing with the trial surely did not look like a good option. I ended with a settlement that has financially devastated me. After a Motion to Vacate was filed my ex-wife's attorney confirmed I was told the judge would award 50-60% of gross pay because he was part of it. Later the judge issued an order stating he never said he would issue 50-60% of my gross pay as permanent maintenance. Therefore Drew and Rob Parker along with my ex-wife's attorney, Ed Murphy lied to me.