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Pistorius named partner at Swanson, Martin & Bell March 3, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Pistorius CHICAGO — Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP has announced Eric S. Pistorius as a partner in the firm’s Madison County office where he focuses on arbitration and mediation. Pistorius is a retired resident judge of the Seventh Circuit in Jersey County. He served on the bench for 15 years after being appointed in 2005. In this role he presided over jury trials involving complex civil litigation matters suc...

Goetten faces new charge, his lawyer seeks dismissal Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail Goetten JERSEYVILLE — The DUI case against Jersey County State’s Attorney Ben Goetten continues to work its way through the court system with the filing of an additional charge on Dec. 21 as Goetten’s attorney seeks to have the original charge dismissed. On Oct. 23 Goetten was charged with DUI and several other traffic offenses. According to court documents, on Oct. 22 Goett...

New charge added in Jersey states attorney DUI case Scott Cousins, Hearst Illinois FacebookTwitterEmail The attorney for Jersey County State’s Attorney Ben Goetten is asking that a driving under the influence charge against Goetten be dismissed.Getty Images JERSEYVILLE — A driving under the influence case against Jersey County State’s Attorney Ben Goetten continues to work its way through the court system with the Dec. 21 filing of an additional charge as Goetten’s attorney seeks to ha...