Credentials
Education
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- Southern Illinois University of Carbondale – J.D. 2014
- Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville – M.S. in Accounting 2011
- Truman State University – B.S. in Accounting 2010
Legal Services
Bar Admissions
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- Illinois
- Missouri
- U.S. District Court – Southern District of Illinois
Chad J. Richter
Bio
Chad J. Richter is a shareholder at Mathis, Marifian and Richter, Ltd. who concentrates his practice in the areas of business law, trusts and estates, probate litigation, real estate law, commercial law, and civil litigation. Chad serves a variety of different individual and corporate clients and devotes his time equally between litigation and transactional work. He formerly served as the President of the Madison County Bar Association and is current a member of the Illinois State Bar Association Business and Securities Law and Estate Planning Section Councils. He stays current in new developments of law and has written numerous articles and given presentations on trusts and estates and business law.
Bar/Professional Association Involvement
Madison County Bar Association
President, 2024-2025
St. Clair County Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Trust and Estates Section Council, Member
Business and Securities Law Section Council, Member
Chair, 2019-2020
Vice-Chair, 2018-2019
Secretary, 2017-2018
East St. Louis Bar Association
Awards, Honors, & Distinctions
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, 2024 & 2025 Editions
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Commercial Litigation
Emerging Lawyer, Leading Lawyers, 2019-present
Commercial Litigation
Trust, Will & Estate Planning Law
St. Louis Small Business Monthly, 2019
Top Estate Planning Attorneys: St. Louis
Community Involvement
Faith in Action, Edwardsville Chapter
Board of Directors
Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Young Friends Board of Directors
Published Legal Writing
Author, “In re Hirschfeld – Presumption of Gift or Undue Influence, Fraud for POA Spouse,” Illinois State Bar Association Trust and Estates Section Council Newsletter, Vol. 71 No. 4, ISBA, November 2024
Co-Author, “Tax Aspects of Litigation,” Civil Practice: Preparing for Trial, IICLE, 2025 Ed.
Author, “Uses for Limited Liability Companies,” Limited Liability Companies and S Corporations, IICLE, 2025 Ed.
Author, “Member Managed LLC’s under Illinois Amended LLC Act Effective July 1, 2017,” Business and Securities Law Newsletter, Vol. 62 No. 3, ISBA, May 2017
Legal Lectures
Speaker, “The Ethics of What NOT to do as a Business Lawyer,” Illinois State Bar Association Business and Securities Law Section Council Seminar, 2024
Speaker, “Employer Repayment of Employee’s Student Loan(s) under the Consolidated Appropriations Act and CARES Act,” Mathis, Marifian and Richter, Ltd. Webinar, 2021
Speaker, “Subchapter S Corporations: Maximizing Pass Through Tax Benefits,” Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education Choice of Business Entity Seminar, Webcast, 2020
Speaker, “Trusts that Affect Estate Administration,” National Business Institute Estate Administration Boot Camp, St. Louis MO, 2019
Speaker, “Handling Debts and Claims Against Estates,” National Business Institute Estate Administration Boot Camp, St. Louis MO, 2019