o'byrne, stanko & jefferson, p.c.

After establishing a solo practice in 1931, Donald M. Reno founded the firm with J. Michael O’Byrne in 1952 as “Reno & O’Byrne.” In 1962, the firm became “Reno, O’Byrne & Kepley” when Vance I. Kepley became a partner.  Although Donald M. Reno and his son, Donald M. Reno, Jr., retired in the late 1970’s, “Reno” was retained as part of the firm name because of the recognition that it enjoyed in the community.  In 1984, the firm incorporated as “Reno, O’Byrne & Kepley, P.C.”

The firm name was changed in 1994 to “Rawles, O’Byrne, Stanko & Kepley, P.C.” Vance I. Kepley retired in 1989, but his son, Brett A. Kepley, succeeded him as a principal in the firm.  The other principals in the firm in 1994 were J. Michael O’Byrne, Edward H. Rawles, Stephen M. O’Byrne, and Glenn A. Stanko. Effective January 1, 2006, the firm adopted the name of “Rawles, O’Byrne, Stanko, Kepley & Jefferson, P.C.,” in order to reflect Timothy S. Jefferson’s status as a principal in the firm.  The firm name was changed in 2015 to "O'Byrne, Stanko, Kepley & Jefferson, P.C.," and has been known as "O'Byrne, Stanko & Jefferson, P.C." since 2017. Former Douglas County State’s Attorney Kevin P. Nolan joined the firm in March of 2017. Glenn Stanko retired from the active practice of law in December 2018.

The firm was located in the Fleetwood Building at 501 West Church Street, Champaign, Illinois, 1959 to 2015, when it moved to its current location in Huntington Towers at 201 West Springfield Avenue, Suite 608, Champaign, Illinois.

Firm Name History:

1952 - 1962 Reno & O’Byrne

1962 - 1984 Reno, O’Byrne & Kepley

1984 - 1994 Reno, O’Byrne & Kepley, P.C.

1994 - 2005 Rawles, O’Byrne, Stanko & Kepley, P.C.

2006 - 2015 Rawles, O’Byrne, Stanko, Kepley & Jefferson, P.C.

2015 - 2017 O'Byrne, Stanko, Kepley & Jefferson, P.C.

2017 - Pres. O'Byrne, Stanko & Jefferson, P.C.