Cheryl A Powell provides Family Law, Criminal Law, Juvenile Law in Jefferson County and surrounding counties. Call 618-246-9370 for more information.
I am also an approved mediator in the Second, Fourth and Twentieth Circuits, as well as an approved Guardian ad Litem in the Second and Fourth Circuits.
In addition, my Master's degree in Social Work is beneficial to my clients and myself in understanding the mental health issues which are so often faced by my clients, their children and/or other people involved in the litigation.
Attorney Powell has been rated as a 2016 Top Contributor and a Very Good Featured Attorney in Child Custody on Avvo.com.
To assist families in getting through their separations in the most competent, cost effective, efficient manner. I am a particularly strong advocate against children being used as pawns when their parents decide to separate. My goal is to minimize the emotional toll that separations take on the parties involved and their children.
We are a Southern Illinois Law firm that handles Family Law, Juvenile Law, Criminal Law, Elder Law and miscellaneousother legal services in the following counties: Clay, Clinton, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton,Jefferson, Marion, Perry, Richland, Wabash, Washington, and Wayne. We are here for you!
Licensed in the State of Illinois in 1988, the Southern District of the State of Illinois in 1989, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in 1996, and the U.S. Supreme Court in 2002.