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Personal injury and adoption law in Peoria, Illinois since 1977.

Our Firm

By Robert Parker | Managing Partner | Updated May 18, 2026

Parker & Parker Attorneys at Law is a plaintiff-only personal-injury and adoption law firm at 300 NE Perry Avenue in downtown Peoria, Illinois. Drew Parker founded the practice in 1977, and Robert Parker leads it today. The firm handles personal-injury, wrongful-death, and adoption matters from its Peoria office, alongside statewide foster-care adoption work through the Illinois DCFS Statewide Adoption Attorney Panel.

Key facts:

  • Founded: 1977, by Drew Parker
  • Office: 300 NE Perry Avenue, Peoria, Illinois 61603
  • Phone / text: 309-673-0069
  • Personal injury: plaintiff only; contingency fee; no fee unless the firm recovers
  • Adoption: statewide Illinois; DCFS Panel; foster-care; stepparent; private agency; independent
  • Counties served for injury matters: Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford, Marshall, Stark, Knox, and surrounding central-Illinois counties
  • Community giving: more than $2.25M given back to local charities and community organizations since founding

Drew Parker built the firm in Peoria. That work continues today under Robert Parker.

Who We Are

Drew Parker opened the firm at 300 NE Perry Avenue in 1977, building a plaintiff-side personal-injury practice in downtown Peoria. He spent decades preparing and trying civil cases in central Illinois before retiring in 2025.

Robert Parker joined the practice in 2009 and is now the firm's managing partner. The plaintiff-only posture Drew established remains the firm's structure: Parker & Parker does not represent insurance companies or corporate defendants in personal-injury cases, and injury matters are prepared with trial in view whether they settle or proceed to court.

In 2012, attorney Theresa Hardesty's Peoria adoption practice became part of Parker & Parker, bringing decades of foster-care and private-adoption work under the same roof. The adoption practice continued under Rob and paralegal Beth and is today among the highest-volume in Illinois — approximately two hundred finalizations per year, including a statewide caseload under the Illinois DCFS Statewide Adoption Attorney Panel.

What We Do

Parker & Parker runs two practice areas in parallel, with separate intake, staffing, and conflict checks.

Personal injury and wrongful death. The firm handles auto collisions, truck crashes, nursing-home neglect, premises liability, dog-bite injuries, motorcycle crashes, catastrophic-injury matters, and wrongful-death claims across Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford, Marshall, Stark, Knox, and surrounding counties. Injury and wrongful-death matters are accepted on a contingency-fee basis, with free consultations and no attorney fee unless the firm recovers.

Adoption. The firm handles foster-care adoptions through the Illinois DCFS Statewide Adoption Attorney Panel, stepparent adoptions, private-agency adoptions, independent adoptions, and international finalizations. Foster-care attorney fees are paid under the State of Illinois DCFS fee schedule; other adoption matters are handled by flat fee, disclosed at intake. Robert Parker is a Fellow of the Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys and authored Chapter 21 of the IICLE Adoption Law treatise.

Who You'll Talk To

When you call 309-673-0069, you reach the firm directly.

  • Robert Parker – managing partner. The attorney responsible for the firm's personal-injury, wrongful-death, and adoption matters. Recognized by Super Lawyers and Leading Lawyers; Fellow of the Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys; author of Chapter 21 of the IICLE Adoption Law treatise; periodically featured by WEEK 25 News on personal-injury and child-welfare topics.
  • Beth Flores – adoption paralegal. Guides foster-care, stepparent, and private-agency families through finalization.
  • Celina – personal-injury paralegal. Coordinates medical-record collection, lien negotiation, litigation support, and day-to-day client contact.
  • Kim – firm staff, law student, and creative director.
  • Eric – supports both practice groups.

How We Work

  1. Plaintiff only. The firm does not represent insurance companies or corporate defendants in personal-injury cases.
  2. Trial-prepared posture. Injury cases are built with trial in view. Most cases settle; the ones that do not are prepared for court.
  3. Direct attorney responsibility. Robert Parker leads the legal strategy on the firm's injury, wrongful-death, and adoption matters.
  4. Transparent fees. Personal-injury and wrongful-death cases are contingency-fee matters. Foster-care adoption fees are paid under the State of Illinois DCFS panel schedule. Other adoption matters are flat-fee, disclosed at intake.

Of Peoria, in Peoria

Parker & Parker has worked from 300 NE Perry Avenue since 1977. The office is a historic downtown Peoria building near the Peoria County Courthouse, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, UnityPoint Methodist, and I-74. It is not a satellite office, and the firm does not maintain one elsewhere.

Inside, the building reflects the way the firm presents itself publicly: dark wood, leather chairs, a conference table built for real conversations, and historic Peoria photographs on the walls. Rob's wife Kim, the firm's creative director, shapes the commercials, photography, and visual work that use those interiors.

Since 1977, the firm has given more than $2.25M back to local charities and community organizations.

How to Reach Us

By Robert Parker | Managing Partner | Updated May 18, 2026

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