Colt Johnson – Peoria Estate Planning Attorney

After obtaining a B.A. in Philosophy at the University of Illinois at Chicago, with departmental distinction, and a J.D. at Southern Illinois University School of Law, he knew that he wanted to direct his services towards helping the community members of his hometown. He spent a summer clerking for Kavanagh, Scully, Sudow, White & Fredrick during law school. After graduating law school he practiced family and bankruptcy law at Smith & Weer, P.C. before joining Hasselberg, Rock, Bell & Kuppler as an associate in October of 2010 and became a partner with the firm in January 2019.

Bar Admissions

Illinois
Admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Member of the Illinois Bar Association
Member of the Peoria County Bar Association

Publications

Am I Liliable for the Debts my Ex-Spouse was Ordered to Pay in the Divorce Judgement?
Orders of Protection and its Effect on a FOID Card
Illinois’ Dead Man’s Act
Monetary vs. Nonmonetary Discipline of Salaried Employees