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Neal J. Wallace
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Accomplished attorney with background in the areas of real estate, business law, consumer law, wills, trusts, & estate planning, employment law, and dispute resolution. Extensive experience drafting and negotiating contracts and legal documents, particularly in the corporate and real estate areas. Able to identify core issues and obtain solid results.
Approved Mediator for the Greater Gateway Association of Realtors
Arbitration panelist in the Madison County Mandatory Arbitration program
Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Consumer Law
- Class Action, Lemon Law
- Elder Law
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Additional Practice Areas
- Church and Non-Profit Organization
- General Civil
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Illinois
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- Missouri
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Professional Experience
- Adjunct Instructor
- Missouri Baptist University
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- Teaching MBA and undergraduate Business Ethics and undergraduate Business Law
- President
- Law Offices of Neal J Wallace, PC
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- Associate Attorney
- Simon & Early, PC
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- Associate Attorney
- Moser Marsalek, PC
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Education
- University of Dayton School of Law
- J.D.
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- Cedarville University
- B.A. | English
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Professional Associations
- Missouri Baptist University Graduate School of Busines
- Adjunct Instructor
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- Activities: Legal and Ethical Environment of Business & Business Law
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- Third Circuit Court, Madison County, Illinois
- Arbitrator
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- Activities: Arbitrator Panelist in county program
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- Alliance Defense Fund
- Allied Attorney
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- Options Now Women's Resource Center
- Legal Counsel
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- Illinois State Bar
- Member
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- Missouri Bar
- Member
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- ELL Clubs
- Moderator / Discussion Leader
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- Activities: Teaching small groups of citizens studying the Constitution and Supreme Court case law regarding it
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- Options Now Women's Resource Center
- Board Member
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Websites & Blogs
- Website
- Website
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Legal Answers
2 Questions Answered
- Q. Does an email confirmation of terms of employment constitute a contract?
- A: You should have the actual language reviewed by an attorney. Most employment is "employment at will" even if there are certain terms agreed upon. In an employment at will situation, either you can quit and the employer can fire you at any time for any reason except for a short list of illegal reasons (discrimination on basis of age, gender, race..., etc). If there is an employee handbook, there might be an implied contract. If the terms you reference limit the company's ability to fire you or provide for a certain term of employment, you may have an actual contract. If there is a contract, there is in every contract, whether explicitly stated or not, the implied requirement ... Read More
- Q. Does the small estate Affidavit have to be notarized or filed at the court house to be valid?
- A: The small estate affidavit does not have to be notarized. It does need to be signed "under penalty of perjury."
As far as whether you need to file it at the courthouse, it depends on what you want to use it for. Most of the time, you simply provide it to whatever institution you are dealing with (often a bank).
Neal J. Wallace
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