Byron J. Sims

Byron is a native of Jacksonville, Illinois. He attended Illinois College where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree Cum Laude in Political Science in 1987. Byron attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale School of Law receiving a Juris Doctorate degree in 1990. Byron was sworn into the Illinois Bar on March 13, 1991. Mr. Sims joined the law firm of Phelps, Carmody, Kasten, Verticchio & Ruyle in 1991, as an associate and became a partner in 1997.

Byron concentrates his practice in personal injury law, bankruptcy, family law, adoption, and general civil litigation. He has handled appeals before the Illinois Appellate Court and has done trial work in Macoupin County and Federal Court for the Central and Southern Districts of Illinois. Byron is licensed to practice law in Illinois and in the U.S. District Courts for the Central, Southern and Northern Districts.

Byron is a member of the Macoupin County Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association. Byron is a member of and past president of the Carlinville Lion’s Club.

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury

Workers’ Compensation

Criminal Law

DUI/DWI

Traffic Violations

Family Law

Child Support

Custody & Visitation

Divorce

Adoption

Motor Vehicle Accidents — Plaintiff

Medical Malpractice

Bankruptcy; Chapters 7 & 13

Litigation Percentage

70% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

Illinois, 1991

U.S. District Court Northern, Central & Southern Districts

Education

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, School of Law

Doctor of Jurisprudence – 1990

Illinois College, Jacksonville, Illinois

Bachelor of Arts – 1987

Major: Political Science