Margaret Jean Lowery

Margaret Jean Lowery

also known as Lowery Law, P.C.

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Licensed for 38 years

Health care Lawyer at Belleville, IL
Practice Areas: Health Care, Litigation, Probate, Business

1624 Carlyle Ave, Suite 516, Belleville, IL

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2026
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About Margaret

Biography

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Health Care 30%

Health care, hospital & physician practices

27 years

30%
Litigation 25%

Guardianship & Probate

39 years

25%
Probate 25%

Estate planning, guardianships, wills, trusts, advance directives, living wills.

39 years

25%
Business 20%

Corporate law

39 years

20%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 250-275 per hour


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Oklahoma for 38 years

State: Oklahoma

Acquired: 1987

Authorized to Practice Law

Licensed in Illinois for 25 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 2000

Not Authorized To Practice Law Due To Discipline

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2026

Location

Margaret J. Lowery

1624 Carlyle Ave, Suite 516, Belleville, IL, 62221

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Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2026.

Disbarment issued in IL, 2026

updated on 03/03/2026

This is the most serious penalty for a lawyer. If this attorney is currently practicing law, you should contact the Illinois State Bar to understand the reasons for this disbarment.

Suspension followed by probation issued in IL, 2023

updated on 07/19/2023

This type of suspension means an attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. When the attorney returns to practice the State monitors the his or her activities for a period of time.

Honors

2014

Merit Tuition Scholarship, UNC - Chapel Hill

Work Experience

2017 - Present

General Counsel, Hamilton Memorial Hospital District

2009 - Present

Adjunct Professor Business & Health Law, Lindenwood University, Belleville

2000 - 2013

General Counsel, Memorial Hospital, Belleville, IL

Associations

2016 - Present

American College of Healthcare Executives (Illinois)

Program Planning Board

2000 - Present

Illinois Health Lawyers Association

Member

2000 - Present

St. Clair County Bar Association

Member

1987 - Present

Oklahoma Bar Association

Member

2007 - 2017

Committee on Character & Fitness, Fifth District, Illinois

Illinois Supreme Court Appointee

2000 - 2013

Belleville Community Insitutional Review Board

Board Member

1998 - 2000

Oklahoma Professional Responsiblity Tribunal - Tulsa Division

Member

1997 - 2000

Oklahoma Bar - Mental Health Committee

Board Member

Education

2017

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

MHA - Masters Health Care Administration

1986

University of Tulsa College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1983

Southern Methodist University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2012

Franklin County Bar Association

Advance Directives - Health Care

2012

ACC - St. Louis Annual Meeting

Technology & In House Practice

2011

What Every Lawyer Should Know

Professional Ethics

2010

Probate & Estate Planning

Advance Directives

Publications

2014

Illinois State Bar Journal Preserving the Peer Review Privilege in Med-Mal Cases

2007

Law of Medical Practice in Illinois Negligent Credentialing & Corporate Liability Chapters

2007

Oklahoma Bar Journal When Silence is Deadly: The Importance of the Credentialing Process

2005

Oklahoma Bar Journal Oklahoma's Discriminatory Bar Membership Scheme: Are Residency Requirements an Unconstitutional Restriction on the Practice of Law?

Languages

English

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