Edward T. McCarthy

Edward T. McCarthy


Partner

Location: Glen Carbon, Illinois
Phone618-307-4099
Toll Free888-847-9322
Fax618-656-2840
EmailEmail Mr. McCarthy
Born May 24, 1945, a native of St. Louis, Missouri, Ed has been residing in Edwardsville, Illinois since 1970. He is a graduate of the Washington University School of Business with a major in accounting in 1967. Ed served in the United States Marine Corps from 1967 through 1970 attaining the rank of Captain. After his time in the service, he attended the University of Illinois and Washington University Law Schools, graduating from Washington University in 1973. He became a Certified Public Accountant in Illinois in 1974.
He has been practicing in Edwardsville, Illinois since 1973, gaining extensive experience in real estate, probate, estate planning, wills, trusts, banking, and general business law. 

Ed McCarthy has. been a member and contributed to many committees of business-related and community-involved organizations. The following is merely a list of organizations and the years in which he was president or Chairman of the organizations. Each of these involved non-compensated volunteer work: 
President of the Edwardsville-Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce in 1989. In his years with the Chamber, Mr. McCarthy was instrumental in both the move into and from the structure known as the "Berlemann House", the growth of the Chamber of Commerce in reaching out to legal and medical professionals, and the development of awards programs such as the Athena Award and Albert Cassens Award. 

President of the Edwardsville Police Pension Fund Board of Trustees from 1988 to 2000. In his capacity as a long-time member of the Board of Trustees, Mr. McCarthy was active in the administration of the pension fund and the designation of the beneficiaries and the supervision of the investments of the fund. 

President of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield School Board from 1990 to 1994. In his years of service to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield School Board, Mr. McCarthy contributed to the adoption and implementation of policies and procedures strengthening the academic standards of the schools in the Springfield Diocese, Which includes the local schools at St Mary's Parish, St. Boniface Parish and St. John Neumann Catholic School in Maryville, serving parishes including St. Cecilia's in Glen Carbon. When away from the office, Ed is likely fishing.

Areas of Practice

  • Banking & Finance Law
  • Construction Law
  • Estate Planning
  • Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
  • Real Estate Law
  • Commercial Law
  • Civil Litigation
  • Zoning
  • Land Use

Certified Legal Specialties

Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1974

Bar Admissions

Illinois, 1973

Education

University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois
Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri
J. D. - May, 1973
Washington University, St Louis, Missouri
B.S.B.A. - 1967

Representative Clients

Greater Gateway Association of Realtors
Southwestern Illinois Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc.
Madison County Firemen's Association

Honors and Awards

Ed-Glen Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award
State of Kentucky - commission as Kentucky Colonel
State of Georgia - commission as Admiral of the Georgia Navy

Professional Associations and Memberships

Illinois State Bar Association, Member
Madison County Bar Association, Member
American Bar Association, Section of Taxation, Member, Committee on Exempt Organizations, 1975
Madison County Bar Association, Chairman, Real Estate Practice Committee, January 1, 2005 - Present
American Bar Association, Section of General Practice, Vice Chairman, Committee on Real Property, 1987 - 1989
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