I was born and raised in rural Southern Illinois. My parents always stressed to me the importance of public service. I followed their direction by working as a public servant my entire adult life. While in high school and college, I worked at our family’s business. The business consisted of retail paint sales and residential and commercial glass construction. I have served as an Intensive Probation Officer, State’s Attorney Investigator, and Deputy Sheriff. I attended the University of Illinois Police Training Institute in March 1995 and graduated with my basic law enforcement training certification. While at the University of Illinois Police Training Institute, I received the Ervin H. Warren Award (officer who best exemplifies today’s concept of tomorrow’s police officer) and the academic achievement award (highest grade average) for the graduating class. I then aspired to become an attorney, enrolling in law school at Southern Illinois University School of Law, graduating in May 2003.
I served as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Franklin County, Illinois, and prosecuted all levels of criminal cases. In 2008, I was elected Resident Circuit Judge of Franklin County, Illinois. While serving on the bench, I presided over all types of court matters. I conducted approximately 100 jury trials and countless bench trials. I was elected Chief Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit from 2013 to 2021. I am the longest-serving Chief Judge in the history of the Second Judicial Circuit. During my time on the bench, I was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to serve on numerous committees and commissions, including the Illinois Pretrial Reform Commission and the Judicial Education Committee. I also served as a New Judge and Peer Judge Mentor, and a Judicial Performance Evaluation facilitator. I retired from the bench on November 30, 2024.
Following retirement, I reflected upon my career and realized I still wished to serve the public. I have enjoyed public service and want to assist individuals in achieving justice when injured. It is a great honor to have a client put their trust in me to help them. I relocated to Albuquerque in June 2025 and love the area and helping my clients here at Parnall Law. When not working, I enjoy spending time with my wife, Lori Ann. We have four adult children and one grandchild scattered across the United States. We enjoy hiking, fishing, and watching basketball.
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Heather Hansen is the gold standard for an attorney! She comes with a one two punch paralegal Roni Fraire. Heather and Roni have great communication in terms of follow through, progress reports, etc. Heather did exactly as planned in our consultation and ...
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Abel and Deborah were amazing. They took our case and Put themselves in our shoes. They stayed in touch constantly so that we knew where we were in the case the whole time. I would recommend Parnell Law to everyone. They are family!
I am so thankful for the team at Bert Parnall Law Firm. Their professionalism and special attention, especially Roni who worked with me at a very bad time after my car accident. Roni worked hard and provided me with excellent service, making the bad expe...
I felt very welcomed here and cared about even with being extra fragile emotionally and physically from my accident. This team always kept me posted on all stages and answered my questions I had throughout. The outcome of the settlement was more than plea...
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