RONALD J. STONE was born in Springfield, Illinois, in 1952. He was admitted to the Illinois State Bar in 1977; the U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois in 1979; and the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit in 1988. Mr. Stone attended Bowling Green State University receiving his B.A. in Business in 1974, and he received his Juris Doctorate in law in 1977 from Southern Illinois University. Mr. Stone worked at the Sangamon County State's Attorneys Office from 1977 - 1983 prior to joining the firm in September of 1986. He has also acted as Associate Chief Counsel for the Illinois Department of Public Health. Mr. Stone is a member of the Courthouse Committee, Lincoln-Douglas Inn of Court, and Illinois State Bar Association. In the past several years and currently, Mr. Stone has acted in the capacity of an Administrative Law Judge for the Illinois State Police Merit Board, Illinois Department of Public Health, and Illinois Secretary of State. Mr. Stone concentrates his practice to the areas of Civil and Criminal Litigation, Labor and Employment Law, Administrative Law, and Industrial/Commercial Property Tax Appeals.

Litigation Experience includes conducting negotiations and jury trial in complex cases, both Civil and Criminal, State and Federal. Labor Employment experience includes dealing with employment issues from both management and labor side; including: negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, unfair labor practice proceedings, arbitration proceedings and other disciplinary proceedings.