Practicing across 25 counties in Western and Central Illinois and Eastern Iowa. Based in Monmouth, attorney Blaise Rogers brings over a decade of trial experience to protect your rights, defend your family, and secure the outcomes you deserve.
Licensed in Illinois and Iowa.
Serving communities across 25 counties.
Whether you are going through a critical family transition or facing severe allegations, we offer strategic advocacy tailored to secure your future.
Family disputes are highly emotional and legally complex. We guide you through divorce, child custody, and support disputes with deep empathy and firm strategic planning.
A conviction can change your life forever. From DUI arrests to major felony drug allegations, we provide aggressive trial advocacy designed to protect your rights and records.
Raised in Forest City, Illinois, Blaise Rogers brings competitive discipline and intellectual depth to the practice of law. A former Monmouth College Fighting Scots basketball player, Blaise went on to earn a Master's degree in History from WIU and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) fromSouthern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale.
Returning to Monmouth—the community that supported his college years—Blaise has represented residents across Western Illinois and Eastern Iowa for over a decade, appearing in 25 counties to champion client rights.
Understand the legal principles, court configurations, and ethics that govern your scenario.
In Illinois, courts no longer use the term "custody." Instead, they divide parental roles into two categories: Decision-Making Responsibilities (education, healthcare, religion, and extracurriculars) and Parenting Time (physical schedule).
Decisions are based strictly on the best interests of the child. Factors include each parent's history of caretaking, the child's relationship with parents and siblings, school and community adjustment, and the physical and mental health of all parties involved.
Illinois is an "equitable distribution" state. This means all marital property (assets and debts acquired by either spouse during the marriage) is divided fairly and equitably, though not necessarily a 50/50 split.
Non-marital property generally includes assets owned before the marriage, or acquired during the marriage by gift or inheritance. However, non-marital assets can become marital property if they are commingled (e.g., depositing inherited money into a joint bank account).
Under Illinois RPC Rule 1.15 and Iowa ethics rules, a retainer fee represents unearned funds and belongs entirely to the client until legal services are actively performed. These funds must be deposited into a secure, separate Interest on Lawyers Trust Account (IOLTA).
Only after performing the work and issuing an invoice can the attorney transfer the corresponding earned portion from the IOLTA trust account to the firm's operating account. This ensures complete ethical compliance and absolute safety for your financial deposits.
A DUI arrest initiates a civil license suspension called a Statutory Summary Suspension. If you submit to testing and register a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of 0.08% or higher, your license is suspended for 6 months. If you refuse chemical testing altogether, your license is suspended for 12 months.
This suspension takes effect automatically on the 46th day following your arrest notice. At Blaise Rogers Law, we file formal petitions to challenge these summary suspensions and help eligible clients obtain permits (BAIDPs) to drive legally during the process.
While often grouped together as "assault and battery," they are distinct criminal charges under Illinois law:
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