William Barton

About

Bill was born in St. Louis Missouri, and raised in the Metro East, where he and his wife currently reside with their five children. He attended Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science. He later earned Masters’ degrees in Special Education and Counseling Psychology, from McKendree University.
Bill worked as a counselor-intern for St. Elizabeth's Hospital, and a clinician for Chestnut Health Systems, in Belleville, Illinois. He provided mental health and addiction recovery services, clinical analysis, and employee assistance support. His clients included federal and state probation, and inmates in the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Through the Wounded Warrior Project, he served combat veterans affected by PTSD. He is a trial consultant, specializing in juror analysis and selection.
Bill obtained his law degree from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale School of Law, where he served as Magister of the Lesar Inn for Phi Delta Phi, the International Legal Honors Society. He was an intern with the Illinois Innocence Project, assisting senior defense attorneys by interviewing convicted offenders to determine their suitability for the program. He worked as a law clerk in DUI defense, worker’s compensation, insurance defense, and family law firms in Southern Illinois. He served as a State's' Attorney in St. Clair County, Illinois, as a 711 Licensee. Bill was the Editor for the 2017 St. Clair County Juvenile Justice Council Teen Court Manual.
Since joining OnderLaw, LLC, Bill focuses his practice on the areas of personal injury and products liability, including mass tort litigation on a national scale. He is proud to partner with and advocate for his clients, challenging corporate practices that place profits before people. Bill is licensed to practice in the States of Missouri and Illinois and is a member of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, the American Bar Association, and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.