In 1985, Kurt Bickes joined the Decatur, Illinois law firm of Rosenberg, Rosenberg, Bickes, Johnson & Richardson as an Associate. Over the past 30 years, Kurt has built a thriving civil practice, concentrating in civil litigation, family law, construction litigation, real estate, estate planning and mediation. Kurt Bickes is presently a partner in the “AV-rated” Decatur, Illinois law firm of Bickes, Wilson & Moss and McCarthy-Bickes Mediation Center.
1982 – Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
1985 – Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD), Southern Illinois School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois
1996 – Forty (40) hour Performance Based Mediation Skills Training, CDR Associates, Boulder, Colorado
2005 – Forty (40) hour Civil Court Mediation Training, Mediation Resources, Charleston, South Carolina
1985- Present – Extensive legal and mediation continuing education.
Member, Decatur Bar Association
Member, Illinois State Bar Association (Alternative Dispute Resolution Section)
Member, Academy of Professional Family Mediators
Member, Association for Conflict Resolution
Member, Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Decatur, Illinois
Commission member, United Lutheran Mission Association
Board of Trustees, Walther Theological Seminary
Board of Directors, Staley Credit Union, Decatur, Illinois