Jeffrey Ryan Brown

Jeffrey Ryan Brown

also known as Jeff Brown, Attorney at Law

4.1
Rating: 9.0

Licensed for 20 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Bloomington, IL
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Drug Crime, DUI & DWI ... +2 more

501 North Main Street, Suite 1, Bloomington, IL

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Licenses

Licensed in Illinois for 20 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 2005

Active and Authorized to Practice Law

No misconduct found

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Jeff Brown, Attorney at Law

501 North Main Street, Suite 1, Bloomington, IL, 61701

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Jeffrey Ryan Brown's Reviews

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4.1 /5.0

7 Client Reviews

Posted by Eric | February 16, 2024 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Experienced and highly recommended..

Jeff is a highly recommended lawyer for McLean County and other areas due to his communicative style: constantly keeping in touch and responding as promised. He walks everybody through the entire process, step-by-step, and explains everything and represents you professionally handling your affai...rs with diligence. He understands the ins/outs of the court system/process and again communicates the entire time!

Posted by Pawel Guzy | February 23, 2022 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Great lawyer

He has an amazing lawyer. Helped our son and his case was dismissed.Mr Brown was very professional and extremely helpful with every detail of our son’s case. Highly recommended!

Posted by Matt | August 16, 2017 | Consulted Attorney

This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.

Not Taking New Criminal Defense Clients

I called Jeff Brown in regards to representation for my brother on multiple felony drug charges. Due to my brother's incarceration, Jeff explained that he did not have time to represent him. He said that the McLean County jail is hard to get in to and he had just spent an hour "sitting around" wait...ing for another client. Jeff said that he is not taking new clients and would not be able to provide adequate representation. I appreciate the honesty, but believe the response may have been different had I called about an injury claim. Worth awareness for others calling for representation. Provided an average rating as he was honest that he wouldn't provide representation, but may need to reconsider representation of criminal defense cases on his title.

Jeffrey Brown

Replied last February 15, 2021

I AM TAKING CRIMINAL DEFENSE CLIENTS. I don't know the identity of this individual, so I can't really tell exactly what happened here. I can say that AT THAT TIME, I wasn't taking new private criminal clients, because I had a full caseload and didn't want to take on more work than I could handle. THE LAST THING DEFENDANT'S NEED, is an attorney who can't give their case the attention it deserves. I understand when people are looking for representation for their family members, they can get intensely frustrated when a lawyer can't or won't help. If you need help, and my caseload is full, in the future, I'll try harder to direct you to one of the very good local attorneys who can offer some assistance.

Posted by Sandhu | March 26, 2015

good lawyer and a good man.

He is an amazing lawyer. He is also very kind. He understood our situation and helped us without any hesitation. I would recommend Mr Brown.

Posted by JD | August 1, 2013

I trust Jeff Brown

Fell in a pot hole in parking lot in Bloomington and BROKE MY LEG. The insurance company denied my claim. No one else in town would take the case. Mr. Brown got me some $$$$$.

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Experience

Rating:  9.0 (Superb)

Honors

2019

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2007

Award for Distinguished Service, McLean County State's Attorney

Work Experience

2009 - Present

Owner, Brown Law Office

2011 - 2011

Adjunct Professor, Lincoln College

2007 - 2009

Associate Attorney, Hartweg, Turner, Wood and DeVary

2005 - 2007

Assistant State's Attorney, McLean County State's Attorney's Office

1997 - 1999

Probation Officer, Logan County Probation Department

Associations

2005 - Present

Illinois State Bar Association

2012 - 2012

McLean County Bar Association

Co-chair

2007 - 2007

McLean County Bar Association

Board of Governors

2007 - 2007

McLean County Bar Association

Treasurer

Education

2005

University of Missouri - Columbia School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2001

Illinois State University

MBA - Master of Business Administration

1995

Illinois State University

BS - Bachelor of Science

Speaking Engagements

2012

Ethics Extravaganza

Ethics

Languages

English

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