WMPJ - Ward, Murray, Pace & Johnson, P.C. - Law Offices

Joseph E. Heaton, Jr.

202 E. Fifth Street
P.O. Box 400
Sterling, IL 61081

Ph: (815) 625-8200
Fax: (815) 625-8363

heaton@wmpj.com

Practice Emphasis Areas:

Attorney Joseph Heaton's practice emphasis areas are civil litigation, hospital and health care law, and real estate development and land use.

Education

Mr. Heaton earned his law degree with honors from John Marshall Law School in 1975. He earned his undergraduate degree in Economics from Indiana University in 1972.

Bar Admissions & Associations

Mr. Heaton was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1975. He is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the American Health Lawyers Association, the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys, and the Illinois State Bar Association.

Mr. Heaton has served a variety of legal organizations, including the Lee County Bar Association (President, 1992-95). He has also served the Illinois State Bar Association as a member of its Health Care Section.

NOTICE: The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certifications of specialties in the practice of law, nor does it recognize certifications of expertise in any phase of the practice of law by an agency, governmental or private, or by any group, organization or association, except for "patent", "trademark", or "admiralty".

Latest News

Trent L. Bush to Present at ISBA Legal Tech Program

Trent L. Bush, a partner in the law firm of Ward, Murray, Pace & Johnson, P.C., will present at an ISBA Committee on Legal Technology CLE program in April 2010.

Paul A. Osborn Presents at ISBA Family Law Program

Paul A. Osborn, a partner in the law firm of Ward, Murray, Pace & Johnson, P.C., presented at an ISBA Family Law Section Council program in March 2010.