Holmes & Peters LLC

Attorney Rodrick D. Holmes

Bar Admissions:

• 2005, Tennessee
• 2012, Arkansas
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
• United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
• United States Supreme Court
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
• United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
• United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Education:

• University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law
  
  • J.D.
• Mississippi College
  
  • B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Young Lawyers Division, TBA Members

Attorney Thomas R. Peters

Bar Admissions:

• 1987, Illinois
• 1987, Missouri
• 2006, Tennessee
• 2008, Kentucky
• 2020, Michigan
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
• United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Education:

• University of Illinois College of Law
  
  • J.D., 1986
  • Honors: cum laude
• University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
  
  • B.B.A., 1982
  • Honros: magna cum laude

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• The St. Clair County Bar Association
• The Illinois State Bar Association
• The Missouri Bar Association
• Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
• Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
• National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
• The Bar Association of the Central and Southern Federal Districts of Illinois

Attorney William A. Brasher

Bar Admissions:

• 1974, Texas
• 1980, Missouri
• 1982, Montana
• 1984, Washington
• 1987, Illinois
• United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the District of Montana
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
• United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
• United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• 1980, Missouri
• 1987, Illinois
• 1984, Washington
• 1974, Texas
• 1982, Montana

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Illinois State Bar Association
• The Missouri Bar
• National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (Past President Member and Past Chair, Executive Committee Chair, Preemption Committee)
• Defense Research Institute.

Attorney Bethany Davis

Bar Admissions:

• 2023, Tennessee

Education:

• Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
  
  • J.D., 2022
  • Honors: cum laude
• Xavier University of Louisiana
  
  • B.S., 2018

Attorney Matthew C. Jardine

Bar Admissions:

• 2002, Illinois
• Indiana
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
• United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Education:

• Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
  
  • J.D., 2001
• University of Wisconsin-Madison
  
  • B.A., 1992

Attorney Mark Kurz

Bar Admissions:

• 1992, Illinois
• 1993, Missouri
• 2006, Tennessee
• 2008, Kentucky
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
• United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Education:

• University of Illinois College of Law
  
  • J.D., 1992
• Marquette University
  
  • B.A., 1989

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• The St. Clair County Bar Association
• The Illinois State Bar Association
• The Missouri Bar Association
• The Kentucky Bar Association
• The Tennessee Bar Association
• National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel

Attorney Jessica Lewis

Bar Admissions:

• 2022, Illinois

Education:

• University of Kentucky College of Law
  
  • J.D., 2022
  • Honors: magna cum laude
• Temple University
  
  • B.A., 2017

Attorney Jared Logan

Bar Admissions:

• Missouri
• New York
• 2022, Illinois
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
• United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

Education:

• University of Missouri School of Law
  
  • J.D.
• Illinois State University
  
  • B.S.

Attorney Vy'Shaey M. Mitchell

Bar Admissions:

• 2010, Illinois
• United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Education:

• DePaul University College of Law
  
  • J.D., 2010
• Loyola University of Chicago
  
  • B.S.

Attorney Nicola Peters

Bar Admissions:

• 2022, Illinois

Education:

• University of Kentucky College of Law
  
  • J.D., 2022
• University of Kentucky
  
  • B.A., 2017
  • Honors: summa cum laude

Attorney Edward "Clint" Shivers

Bar Admissions:

• 2024, Illinois

Education:

• Chicago-Kent College of Law 
  
  • J.D., 2024
• Lake Forest College 
  
  • B.A., 2016
  • Honors: cum laude

Attorney Charles Swartwout

Bar Admissions:

• 1985, Illinois
• 1989, Missouri
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
• United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
• United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• United States Supreme Court

Education:

• Southern Illinois University School of Law
  
  • J.D., 1985
• Purdue University, Lafayette
  
  • B.S., 1982

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• The Illinois State Bar Association
• The Missouri Bar Association
• The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, Executive Committee
• American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association, General Counsel Committee
• Transload Distribution Association of North America
• St. Louis Railway Club, Member
• American Railway Development Association, Member
• Missouri and Illinois Railroad Police Association, Corporate Counsel
• Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys, Membership Committee and Membership Retention Focus Group
• American Health Lawyers Association
• Counsel on Litigation Management
• Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
• Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
• The St. Clair County Bar Association
• The East St. Louis Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association of the Southern District of Illinois
• Defense Research Institute

Attorney Peyton Wilson

Bar Admissions:

• 2024, Missouri
• 2018, Kentucky
• 2025, Illinois
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
• United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
• United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Education:

• University of Kentucky College of Law
  
  • J.D., 2017
• University of Louisville
  
  • B.A., 2014