Erin Kathleen Conner

Erin K. Conner is a former St. Clair County Assistant Public Defender and a former St. Clair County Assistant State's Attorney. In the latter role, she served as both the supervisor of the Violent Crimes Unit and the chief of the Criminal Bureau.

Erin has tried over 50 cases to verdict. She uses her insider knowledge of how prosecutors build cases to aggressively defend adults and juveniles throughout Southern Illinois.

Erin graduated summa cum laude from McKendree University in 2008, with a B.A. in Biology and Political Science. She won four Pi Kappa Delta national championships as a member of the Speech & Debate Team - impromptu speaking (2007 & 2008), international public debate (2008), and the all-around title (2008).

She graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2011, with a concentration in Criminal Litigation and a certificate in International and Comparative Law. She was awarded the Academic Excellence Award for Criminal Law and competed on the Jessup International Law Moot Court Team - twice being recognized as an outstanding oralist.

Erin worked in private practice for 3.5 years prior to founding The Conner Law Firm, LLC. She has also taught American Politics and Intro to Criminal Justice at McKendree University and has taught statutory and constitutional law at the Southern Illinois Law Enforcement Commission. She has given presentations on post-conviction petitions, petitions for relief from judgment, sentencing considerations for juvenile and emerging-adult offenders, and the science behind forensic testimony.

She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Illinois Association for Criminal Defense Lawyers, The Decalogue Society of Lawyers, and the Belleville Cemetery Board; she serves as secretary of the St. Clair County Bar Association and as treasurer of the East St. Louis Bar Association.

Erin lives in Belleville with her husband, Chris, and their two cats, Sophia and Alexei.