Justin Kuehn was born in Belleville, Illinois on October 3, 1975. He received his B.A. degree from St. Louis University, graduating Magna Cum Laude. Justin earned his law degree at Southern Illinois University School of Law in 2001, graduating Cum Laude. Following law school, Justin worked at the St. Clair County Public Defenders office where he won nine consecutive criminal trials in a six month period of time. Thereafter, Justin accepted employment as a clerk in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. During his eighteen month tenure with the Federal court, Justin worked for Chief Judge G. Patrick Murphy, as well as Judge Michael J. Reagan. In June of 2003, Justin entered private practice. His expertise is criminal law. Justin has obtained several not guilty verdicts, and prevailed on numerous motions to dismiss in both state and federal court. While Justin concentrates in criminal defense, he also practices various forms of civil litigation and acts as city attorney for Centreville, Illinois. Justin is a member of the Illinois State, St. Clair County and East St. Louis Bar Associations. He lives in Belleville with his wife, Ashlie, and his son, Jack.
