Marcus H. Herbert

Contact Me:

(618) 549-9800

Current Employment Position

Attorney

Past Positions

  • Bankruptcy Clinic, Founder
  • Lathram & Herbert LLP, Co-founder and Partner
  • Bankruptcy Advocates LLP, Co-founder and Partner, 2009
  • Hon. Judge Kenneth Meyers Bankruptcy Judge, Law Clerk, 1990 to 1991
  • Moses and Singer, Summer Law Clerk, 1990
  • Law Office of Terry Sharp PC, Law Clerk, 1992 to 1995
  • Carbondale Bankruptcy Clinic, Founder, 1996
  • Law Office of Marcus H. Herbert and Associates, 1999
  • Lathram & Herbert LLP, Co-Founder, 2008

Professional Associations

  • Kentucky Bar Association
  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
  • Bankruptcy Association of Southern Illinois
  • Better Business Bureau Accredited Business

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy

Education

Southern Illinois University School of Law,
Carbondale, Illinois

J.D. - 1992

University of Illinois

B.A. - 1987

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, 1992
  • Kentucky, 1999

Honors

  • Better Business Bureau Accredited
  • Rated "excellent" by AVVO

Representative Cases

  • Deason v. Gutzler, 251 lll. App.3d 630, 622 N.E.2d 1276 (Ill. App. 5 Dist. 1993)
  • Knights Prairie Hunting Club. Inc. v. Holmes, 263 lll.App.3d 455, 636 N.E.2d 29 (Ill. App. 5 Dist.1994)
  • Farm Credit Bank of St. Louis v. Doer, 250 lll.App.3d 1, 620 N.E.2d 549 (Ill. App. 5 Dist. 1993)
  • In re Clark, 393 B.R. 508 (Bkrtcy. W.D.Ky. 2008)
  • In re Barrett, 371 B.R. 860 (Bkrtcy. S.D.Ill. 2007)
  • In re Crump, 247 B.R. 1 (Bkrtcy. W.D.Ky. 2000)
  • In re Knapp, 179 B.R. 106 (Bkrtcy. S.D.Ill. 1995)
  • In re Heath, 318 B.R. 115 (Bkrtcy. W.D.Ky. 2004)
  • In re Ellis, 274 B.R. 782 (Bkrtcy. S.D.Ill. 2002)
  • In re Palmer, 224 B.R. 681 (Bkrtcy. S.D.Ill. 1998)