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<attorney>
  <bio>&lt;p&gt;Rhine Ernest LLP welcomed Mr. Easton to the firm in August of 2001.
He is a native of Gillespie, Illinois. He holds an undergraduate degree
in Business Administration from Southern Illinois University in
Edwardsville and a Master's Degree in Education from the University of
Illinois. After completing graduate school, Mr. Easton gained 10 years
of professional experience as a college administrator. He then went to
law school at the University of North Dakota, where he was a member of
Law Review.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Bar Admissions&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;State of Illinois&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Areas of Practice&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Commercial Litigation; Coal, Oil and Gas Law; Worker's Compensation Defense.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Education&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (B.S. 1986); University
of Illinois (M.Ed. 1989); University of North Dakota (J.D. 2001)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Memberships&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Illinois State Bar Association&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Association of Trial Lawyers of America&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Energy &amp;amp; Mineral Law Foundation&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</bio>
  <created-at type="datetime">2009-08-11T07:24:21Z</created-at>
  <email>weaston@rhine-ernest.com</email>
  <fax>(618) 262-7145</fax>
  <id type="integer">8</id>
  <name>William Easton, Jr.</name>
  <permalink>easton</permalink>
  <phone>(618) 262-8611</phone>
  <photo>photo_easton_big.jpg</photo>
  <seniority type="integer">8</seniority>
  <title>Associate</title>
  <updated-at type="datetime">2010-01-12T17:13:13Z</updated-at>
</attorney>
