115 N. Broadway Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: 217-367-2500
Fax: 217-367-2555
P.O. Box 99
Urbana, IL 61803-0099
425 E Champaign Ave.
Rantoul, IL 61866
Phone: 217-893-3322
At Tummelson Bryan & Knox, LLP, we are a longstanding member of the legal community in Champaign-Urbana and throughout East Central Illinois. Our firm has provided countless individuals and businesses with lasting results in a wide range of practice areas, including estate planning, probate and trust administration, real estate law, family law, guardianship law, business law, personal injury, and workers' compensation.
Our knowledgeable attorneys have decades of experience and collaborate together to help achieve meaningful legal solutions for our clients. Contact us by calling 217-367-2500 to schedule an appointment to discuss your questions and concerns.
At Tummelson Bryan & Knox, LLP, our firm is comprised of a team of knowledgeable attorneys who have many decades of experience providing clients in East Central Illinois with meaningful legal services. Our practice areas include estate planning, probate, real estate law, family law, guardianship law, business law, personal injury law and workers' compensation law.
Our attorneys are dedicated to providing clients with individualized attention in order to secure the best possible solutions for their situation. Through collaboration and hard work, our attorneys have earned the admiration and loyalty of clients. We receive a great deal of our business by way of referral.
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Robert E. Jacobson (Rob) has been practicing law in east central Illinois since 1996. He maintains a general civil practice, representing individuals and businesses in litigation and transactional matters. His primary areas of practice are family law, real estate (residential and commercial), estate planning, and business/corporate law.
Whether helping a business client negotiate the terms of a complex transaction or navigating a client through a difficult divorce, Rob works hard to provide sound advice and effective representation. He enjoys getting to know his clients and developing an attorney-client relationship that will continue beyond one case or one transaction.
Outside of work, Rob enjoys spending time with his wife and two children. His other interests include running, reading, and playing/watching sports.
Family Law, Real Estate, Estate Planning (Wills and Trusts), Estate Administration, Business Law
University of Illinois College of Law, J.D. 1996
Trinity College, B.A., 1993
Illinois, 1996
U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, 1996
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Stephen J. (Steve) LeSueur has been engaged in the general practice of law in Champaign County and the surrounding area for over 35 years. He has a broad range of experience representing clients in a wide variety of matters. For many years his practice has been concentrated in the areas of Real Estate, Estate Planning and Probate Law, but he also has extensive experience in Family Law and Commercial Litigation. He enjoys working with his clients and makes an effort to fully explain all appropriate options so they are comfortable with the process and can make the best possible decisions. His focus has always been to maximize outcomes for clients by providing effective legal representation at a reasonable cost.
Steve is a long time member of Champaign West Rotary and has regularly provided pro bono representation of indigent clients through the Land of Lincoln Legal Aid Referral Service. He is married and has two children. His interests outside of the office include tennis, skiing and swimming.
Estate Planning, Probate and Estate Administration, Real Estate, Family Law and Commercial Litigation
Illinois, 1980, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, 1981
University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 1980
Lawrence University, B.A. cum laude - 1977
Dobbins, Fraker, Tennant, Joy & Perlstein, Partner, 1991 - 2012
Champaign County Bar Association, Member, Board of Governors, 1994 -
1996, Champaign County Bar Association, Vice President, 1995 - 1996, Illinois
State Bar Association Eastern Illinois Estate Planning Council
Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, 1980 - Present
30%
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Brian helps clients with civil litigation needs in the areas of Plaintiff Personal Injury, Worker’s compensation and business disputes. He has collected millions of dollars in compensation for his injured clients. In addition, he helps clients with estate planning and real estate issues. He also represents a number of municipal entities. Brian joined the firm in May, 2006 after beginning his career in Toledo Ohio at a firm focused on representing injured people and then running his own office for eight years. Brian is married to Christine and they have two boys. Brian enjoyed coaching his sons for many years but now just throws batting practice. He is actively involved in numerous civic and educational organizations serving in leadership roles. Any remaining time is usually spent cooking, cheering on the St. Louis Cardinals or planning his next trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Northern Minnesota.
Brian also assists clients at our second location at 425 E. Champaign Ave., in Rantoul.
Civil Litigation, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Worker's Compensation Law, Business Law,
Wills/Trusts, Real Estate Law, Municipal Law
Illinois, 1996, Ohio, 1997, U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, U.S.
District Court Northern District of Ohio, U.S. District Court Eastern District of
Arkansas, U.S. District Court Western District of Arkansas, U.S. Court of Appeals 6th
Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
University of Toledo College of Law, J.D. Magna Cum Laude, Honors: Order of the Coif, Law Review: University of Toledo Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 1995 - 1996,
Purdue University, B.A
Rantoul Rotary, President, 2003 - 2004, Rantoul Community Foundation, President, 2005 - 2009, Illinois State Bar Association, Champaign County Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
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E. Phillips “Phil” Knox has over 40 years of experience as a lawyer in Champaign County concentrating in Estate Planning, and Probate and Trust Administration.
He has been actively involved in civic and community affairs having served on the Boards of the Community Foundation of East Central Illinois, the University of Illinois Library Friends, the Champaign County Chamber of Commerce, the Urbana Free Library Foundation, Clark-Lindsey Village, and The Carle Foundation, among others.
Phil’s clients have expressed appreciation for his ability to explain often complex legal documents and concepts in understandable terms.
Phil is married and has two adult children.
Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Administration, Real Estate Law, Trusts, Wills
Illinois, 1971, U.S. District Court of Central District of Illinois, 1971, U.S. Supreme Court, 1975
University of Illinois College of Law, J.D. - 1971, Order of the Coif
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio B.S. - 1968, Business Administration, with Honors
Champaign County Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association,
East Central Illinois Estate Planning Council
At Tummelson Bryan & Knox, LLP, our history of providing clients in East Central Illinois with meaningful legal solutions goes back more than 100 years. In hiring us to assist you with your legal needs, you are gaining the guidance of a knowledgeable legal team. Our skilled lawyers have several decades of experience working in a wide range of practice areas, including: