Joel E. Brown is a skilled Peoria attorney and founder of Joel E. Brown, P.C.. At the firm, he assists clients with complex personal injury and criminal defense cases, including wrongful death, motor vehicle and commercial vehicle accidents, product liability, workers’ compensation, white collar crimes, and more. Attorney Brown believes that consistent communication and realistic expectations are the keys to sound attorney-client relationships. He offers his clients a personal approach and dedicated, focused representation that takes into account their needs and goals. Most of all, he prides himself on his level of responsiveness and attentiveness in all matters. Attorney Brown is a tireless advocate of his clients’ rights and futures.

A native of Decatur, Illinois. Mr. Rowden graduated from University of Illinois in 1969 and received his Law Degree from University of Iowa in 1972. He is licensed to practice law in the States of Illinois, Iowa, and in United States Federal Courts. Mr. Rowden served as an Assistant State's Attorney in Sangamon County, Springfield, Illinois, from 1972 - 1974. He has been in continuous private practice of law with McCarthy, Rowden & Baker and its predecessors since 1974. He is a member of Breakfast Sertoma and serves on the Decatur Salvation Army Advisory Board. He is a member of the Decatur Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, and Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and serves on the Illinois State Bar Association Committee on Civil Practice and Procedure. He represents clients in Trial and Appellate Courts and before the Illinois Industrial Commission. Mr. Rowden's practice is concentrated in Adoption, Estate Planning/Wills, Family Law, Personal Injury, Probate, Real Estate, and Worker's Compensation.

Since 1995, the Kamin Civil Rights Group has helped people accused of crimes in courts from 2600 S. California to the Dirksen Federal Building, in matters ranging from murder to tiger killing. If you or a loved one is charged with a felony in the Chicago area, call us immediately. Whether you are charged with a property crime, a sex crime, or a crime against another person, we will be there. Once your innocence is shown, we sue the police for their brutality, your false arrest or your wrongful conviction. In Illinois, police brutality occurs with alarming frequency. Regardless of the charge, police often make false arrests and cause physical harm while making the arrest. At the Kamin Civil Rights Group, we possess sophisticated civil rights litigation experience. We understand how police officers, sheriff’s deputies and other law enforcement personnel often abuse their authority.