Schmiedeskamp Robertson Neu & Mitchell Lawyers - Quincy IL
William McCleery

William M. McCleery, Jr.

William M. McCleery, Jr.

William M. McCleery, Jr. practices in the areas of real estate, corporations, mergers and acquisitions, commercial law, banking, and bankruptcy. He represents various banking clients in foreclosures, bankruptcies, reorganizations, loan workouts, loan document preparations, loan restructurings, secured transactions, and other debtor/creditor matters. He has also represented lenders and borrowers in loan participations, loan syndications, bond issues, and in multimillion-dollar credit facilities. He has substantial experience representing both publicly and privately-held companies, financial institutions, and in general business matters for manufacturing, feed, mineral, and ag-businesses, including representations in commercial real estate transactions and in the licensing, sale, and distribution of their products.

  • EDUCATION

    Georgetown University, J.D.

    Vanderbilt University, B.A. (magna cum laude)

  • ADMISSIONS, MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

    State 

    Illinois

    Missouri


    Bar 

    Illinois State Bar Association

    Adams County Bar Association


    Professional 

    Former Member, Illinois Supreme Court Character and Fitness Committee

    Former Chairman, ISBA Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Law Section Council

    Former President, Adams County Bar Association


    Civic 

    Board of Directors, Denman Services Inc.

    Secretary, Quincy Business & Technology Corporation

    Former Member of the Board of Directors, Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce

    Former Member of the Board of Directors, American Red Cross Adams County Chapter

    Former Board Chairman, Community Foundation of Quincy Area

    Former Board President, Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County

    Former Board President, The Good Samaritan Home

    Former Board President, Court Appointed Special Advocate/CASA

  • PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS

    Recognition 

    Super Lawyers Designation (2021)

    Designated Leading Lawyer (2004-2018) 

    Illinois Leading Lawyer in Banking and Financial Institutions Law

    Illinois Leading Lawyer in Privately-Held Business Law

    Phi Beta Kappa

    Phi Eta Sigma

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