Matthew Benson
Managing Partner
Tel: (618) 542-5500
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) Southern Illinois University, May 2001
Juris Doctorate Southern Illinois University School of Law, May 2004
Professional Associations:
President, Perry County Bar Association, 2019-present
Illinois State Bar Association
*Banking, Bankruptcy & Collections, Section Council 2012-2013
*Family Law Section Council 2020-Present
Publications:
When the Client Becomes the Debtor: Family Law Attorney Fee Agreements in Bankruptcy
*ISBA Family Law Newsletter, February 2022
Three Rules for Drafting Marital Settlement Agreements in Anticipation of Bankruptcy,
*Illinois Bar Journal September 2013, Page 474
Chapter 7 is Alive and Well Despite the “Means Test,”
*Illinois Bar Journal September 2009, Page 470
