Attorney Justin Raver, the former city attorney for Kewanee, joined the James Kelly Law Firm, PC, according to a news release issued this week.

Raver will practice in the Galesburg office with attorneys Molly Palmer and Jeremy Karlin. His arrival in Galesburg is part of the James Kelly Law Firm plan to have a full-service law presence in Galesburg, serving the needs of hard-working individuals, companies and municipalities in West Central Illinois.

Raver, a 2007 graduate of Southern Illinois University Law School, focuses his practice in bankruptcy and agricultural law and is experienced in the areas of law that agriculture touches including business, bankruptcy, real estate, estate planning and succession planning, commercial law and banking.

He is a former Assistant US Attorney representing the United States as a creditor in bankruptcy cases. He previously served as the CEO of a mid-sized law firm in northwest Illinois where he also served as the City Attorney for the City of Kewanee. Justin is also a US Navy veteran and was assigned as a sonar technician and damage control petty officer to the USS Nevada, an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine.

“Justin Raver brings with him a unique set of legal skills and experience,” said James Kelly, founding partner at JKLF. “I am excited to have him on board and I am confident that he will increase our law firm’s ability to meet the needs of our clients. I could not be any happier that he is joining our firm.”

JKLF is a national firm with offices in Illinois, the St. Louis Metro Area and New York. They take pride in their centuries of collective experience representing their clients in complex legal matters. JKLF performs legal work at the highest level while offering customer service and pricing tailored to our clients at the local level.

JKLF provides legal services in the areas of complex litigation, bankruptcy, agricultural law, estate planning, real estate and title insurance, personal injury and workers’ compensation claims, corporate and business law, municipal/governmental law and family law.