Palopoli, Stephen J.

A Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP lawyer since 1984, Mr. Fairfield concentrates his practice primarily in the representation of banks and other creditors. He advises financial institutions on loan documentation and issues arising under the Uniform Commercial Code and other statutes which affect lenders. He also has an extensive creditors rights practice involving matters in the United States Bankruptcy Court, lien enforcement and commercial collections in Illinois State Courts and distressed loan workouts.

Mr. Fairfield lectures frequently on bankruptcy, mortgage foreclosures and loan work-out topics at continuing legal education programs. Prior to joining Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP in 1984, he served as a law clerk for Justice James T. Londrigan and Benjamin K. Miller of the Illinois Appellate Court, Fourth District.

He is a life-long resident of Central Illinois and currently resides with his wife, Susan, in Chatham, Illinois.