Bradley W. Small is a shareholder at Mathis, Marifian & Richter (MM&R), who focuses his practice in estate planning, banking law, commercial litigation, bankruptcy, real estate law and wills and trusts.

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For the past 30 years, Brad has represented banks and other financial institutions and handled probate, real estate and commercial work. Since joining MM&R in 2004, he has expanded the firm’s banking and finance capabilities.

Before joining MM&R, Brad represented a wide range of financial clients at a Nashville, Illinois-based law firm. From 1993 to 2004, he served as president of an independent community bank in Southern Illinois, and he acted as director and audit chair of the St. Louis Federal Reserve from 2001 to 2004. He has also written numerous articles relating to mortgage foreclosures and procedures in Illinois in the Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Law Newsletter and is a popular speaker at economic conferences throughout Illinois, including the Illinois State Bar Association’s (ISBA) Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Law Section and Estate Planning Section.

Besides practicing law in MM&R’s Belleville office, Brad also actively practices in Nashville, Illinois, and throughout Southern Illinois.

Professional Affiliations

Brad is currently an associate member of the Community Bankers Association and the Illinois Bankers Association, and he is also a member of the American Bar Association, the ISBA and the Missouri Bankers Association. He serves on the Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Law Council of the ISBA, where he has served as chairman of the Banking Committee since 2007. Brad is also currently the director of the Kaskaskia College Foundation.

Education

Brad received a BA from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 1976 and his JD from Saint Louis University in 1979.

Legal Services

Education

  • Saint Louis University
    JD 1979
  • Southern Illinois University Carbondale
    BA 1976

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois
  • Missouri

Court Admissions

  • Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
  • United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
  • United States Tax Court
  • United States Bankuptcy Court for Southern Illinois
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
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