Alan E. Stumpf has announced that Tim Gutknecht of Waterloo will join him in his law practice, located in Columbia effective May 3. “I’m very pleased to have Tim join me,” Mr. Stumpf said. “I have known Tim for many years. We look forward to serving our clients together.” Tim is a graduate of Amherst College and Washington University School of Law. The new firm will be known as Stumpf & Gutknecht, P.C. The firm will provide counsel for families and their businesses in most aspects of general law practice, including real estate transactions, estate planning and probate matters, financial transactions, criminal law litigation, general civil litigation, commercial litigation, real estate litigation, estate litigation, family law matters, municipal, and appellate representation. Stumpf and Gutknecht have a combined 50 years of legal experience and are active in the community. The offices of Stumpf & Gutknecht, P.C. are located at 222 South Main Street in Columbia, Illinois.