Daniel J. Beard graduated from Eastern Illinois University (B.A. in History, with High Honors, 1976) and received his Juris Doctor form the University of Illinois College of Law (1979). While in law school, he clerked with the Urbana, Illinois firm of Webber, Balbach & Thies, and later Webber & Thies. Upon graduation, he began the practice of law in Jacksonville, Illinois in 1979 with the law firm Bellatti, Fay, Bellatti & Bone, and became a partner in the reorganized firm Bellatti, Fay, Bellatti & Beard in 1982. He is licensed to practice in the State of Illinois and is admitted to the bar of the U.S. District Court for Central Illinois, which includes the Bankruptcy Court for that District.

Mr. Beard's concentrates his practice in real estate, estate planning and administration, commercial law, banking law, education law, and municipal law.

Year Joined Organization

• 1979

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate
• Estate Planning and Administration
• Commercial
• Banking Law
• Education Law
• Municipal Law

Litigation Percentage

• 20% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1979
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1980
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court

Education

• University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, 1979
  Juris Doctor
  
  
• Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL, USA, 1976
  B.A.
  Honors: With Highest Honors
  Major: History
  
  

Representative Clients

• City of Jacksonville (City Attorney 1993 - Present)
• MacMurray College
• US Bank (Local Counsel)

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Illinois State Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Morgan County Bar Association
  Member and Past President
  
  
• Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Corporation
  Assistant Secretary
  
  
• Routt Catholic High School Education Foundation
  Secretary, Board of Directors
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Webber, Balbach &Thies, Urbana, Illinois, Clerk
• Webber &Thies, Clerk
• Bellatti, Fay, Bellatti & Bone, Partner, 1979 - 1982

Birth Information

• 1954, Jacksonville, Illinois, United States of America