Orr Law LLC Information

The Orr Law, LLC provides legal services to clients in a number of areas. If a client has a matter that cannot be handled by the firm, then Twila will discuss the matter with the client without charge and make a referral to an attorney she suggests will be extremely capable in the area of law needed. In addition to general legal representation, Twila is an approved Guardian ad Litem for the representation of minor children in juvenile, adoption and family cases. Orr Law, LLC also provides mediation services. Twila handles more than 100 mediations annually, has both basic and advanced mediation training and lectures/sponsors Continuing Legal Education seminars related to mediation. Further information concerning the mediation practice can be found on this website. Twila is admitted to practice before the Southern and Central United States District Courts. She has argued cases before the Illinois Appellate Court and has lectured for Lorman Educational Services on judgment collections and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. She is a member of the following organizations: American Association of Justice (27 years), American Bar Association (27 years), Illinois Bar Association (27 years), Family Law Section of the Illinois Bar Association, Effingham County Bar Association ( past president), Effingham Noon Rotary and Effingham County FISH Organization (board member). She is the past campaign chairwoman and past president of the Effingham County United Way where she was honored nationally during her tenure for a campaign that produced one of the highest annual increases in donations in the country. As president of the board of directors for the Effingham Child Development Center, she was recognized for her help in saving the center which provides affordable child care to low income families. Twila served for ten years on the Effingham County YMCA board, was past president of the Council of Catholic Woman at St. Anthony of Padua Parish, and was also a member of the Effingham Chamber of Commerce board of ...