Bailey & Glasser LLP is pleased to announce that Springfield attorney Jeffrey Baron has been elected partners in the firm, effective January 1, 2015.

Baron is a partner in the firm’s Springfield, Illinois office.Jeff focuses his practice in commercial litigation involving energy-related matters and business disputes. Jeff has represented individuals and corporations through all stages of the litigation process and has successfully handled trials, administrative proceedings, arbitrations, and appeals in a variety of areas, including energy and natural resources, construction, real estate, and business litigation. Jeff also advises clients on transactional and regulatory matters affecting their businesses, and has represented individuals and corporations in class action litigation. Before joining the firm in 2009, Jeff was an attorney with Husch Blackwell LLP, in St. Louis, where he concentrated his practice in commercial litigation involving securities, construction, and real estate litigation. Jeff received his B.A. from University of Missouri, St. Louis, magna cum laude, and his J.D. from University of Illinois College of Law, cum laude.