Garrett P. Hoerner

Garrett P. Hoerner graduated cum laude from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1997. He earned his undergraduate degree in chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1994. Before joining the firm, Garrett served as an appellate law clerk to Justice Clyde L. Kuehn of the Illinois Appellate Court, Fifth Judicial District, from 1997 through 1999.

Licensed to practice law in both Illinois and Missouri, Garrett concentrates his practice in school law and civil litigation. He serves as legal counsel for Southwestern Illinois College, East St. Louis School District No. 189, Central School District No. 104 and the St. Clair County Regional Office of Education, and also handles some legal matters for East St. Louis Township and Belleville High School District No. 201. Garrett is an active member of the Illinois State Bar Association, serving previously on the Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council and the Standing Committee for Continuing Legal Education, and currently on the Education Law Section Council. His other professional affiliations include the Illinois Council of School Attorneys, Illinois Community College Attorneys Association, Education Law Association, American Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, St. Clair County Bar Association, and East. St. Louis Bar Association. Garrett also co-authored a Southern Illinois University Law Review article on Illinois civil procedure and has lectured on Illinois civil appeals, school law and labor law for the Illinois State Bar Association, Saint Louis University School of Law and Chicago-Kent School of Law.

Becker, Paulson, Hoerner & Thompson, P.C.
Attorneys At Law
5111 West Main Street
Belleville, Illinois 62226
Telephone: (618) 235-0020
or (618) 271-1600
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