Steven Spearie Email & Phone Number

Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Area

Springfield, Illinois Area

Contributor to Beliefs (Religion) page; spot news and various other sections like Health, Sports, Business and SO Magazine. Wrote compelling features on local survivors of the Joplin, Mo., tornado; a Springfield nun killed in the Liberian civil war; a local family raising a child with Harlequin ichthyosis and a local ranch that provides refuge for hurting children and abused animals.

Greater St. Louis Area

+With Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) clearance, staff Police Checkpoint, making sure only badged individuals enter secure area; record all vehicle escorts and record all “Permission to Park” vehicles.+Staff exit lanes making sure all individuals do not re-enter the secure area.+Staff inspection lanes to make sure no contraband materiel is brought onto sterile side.+Assist passengers in terminal and drives with any direction-related questions as “face of the airport.” Assist St. Louis Metro Police Department and other Airport Authority as needed.

Centralia, Illinois

+Assisted attorneys, investigators, mitigation specialists and support staff in all phases of investigations, including review of discovery and mitigation material. Participated in Case Reviews, as needed;+Identified, locate and interview pertinent witnesses, including clients, adversarial witnesses and family members of the victims. Draft interview notes into reports when warranted;+Developed mitigation reports, gathering all pertinent records and developing a workable social history; maintain contacts, working relationships and correspondence with clients and family members and develop contacts for experts, as needed.

Chicago, Illinois

+Assist attorneys and mitigation specialists in all phases of investigation, including review of police reports, interviews and other mitigation material.+Identify, locate and interview pertinent witnesses, including adversarial and difficult-to-find witnesses, family members of victims, jurors and clients. Draft interview notes into reports when warranted.+Maintain working relationships and correspondence with clients and family members.+Assist in obtaining various records pertinent to cases, including significant quantities of police reports; medical, psychological, school and employment records and military records. Review and analyze records for various follow-up.+Visit crime scenes and review and analyze crime scene photos, autopsy photos and crime scene reports.+Assist in indexing and maintaining files via programs like CaseMap.

+Served as Feature Writer/Photographer for weekly newspaper;+Responsible for spot news coverage and features, including development of Centerpiece, a weekly magazine-length story;+Responsible for proofreading pages

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History And Journalism

Activities and Societies: Baseball letterwinner; Dean Ritter Memorial Scholarship winner; The Daily Other; Sports Information Office intern

Certificate Of Completition, Elizabethan England

Education record