Experience

• Real Estate
• Wills, Trusts, and Estates
• Personal Injury, Worker’s Compensation
• Bankruptcy
• Corporate Law

Employment

• Barber, Segatto, Hoffee, Wilke & Cate - 2001 to Present, Partner 2007
• Law Clerk, Fourth District Appellate Court, State of Illinois 

Education

• Southern Illinois University, J.D., 2000, Cum Laude, Phi Delta Phi
• Western Illinois University, B.A., 1997, Summa Cum Laude

Publications and Lectures

• Articles Editor, Southern Illinois University Law Review (1999 - 2000)
• Physician Peer Review–Serving the Patient or the Physician, Journal of Legal Medicine (2000)
• Co-author Media and Broadcasting, Election Laws, IICLE (2002)
• Lecturer, Preparing for and Conducting the First and Final Meetings with the Client, Drafting Wills and Trusts for Smaller Estates, IICLE (2005)

Memberships

• American Bar Association, member 
• Illinois State Bar Association, member 
• Sangamon County Bar Association, member 
• Sangamon Valley Estate Planning Council, President 

Admitted: Illinois 2000

Email: matthewcate@barberlaw.com