Your Advocate
Your Advocate
Primary Practice Areas
Divorce; Family Law
Paternity
Custody
Child Support
Adoptions; Orders of Protection
Guardianship
Expungement/Sealing
Criminal Defense
Wills
Standby Guardianships
Powers of Attorney for Health Care
Powers of Attorney for Property
First Consultation Free
My story
Summary
Yolanda obtained a Bachelor’s of Science in Speech Communication and Criminal Justice from Illinois State University. She earned her Juris Doctorate Degree at Southern Illinois University School of Law. She is a Peoria Native who is very passionate about her work and advocating for her clients. She is a former Staff Attorney of a sizable firm that handled cases in nine central Illinois counties; where her areas of practice generally included Expungement/Sealing work, Post Criminal Conviction Relief, Family Law, and Landlord -Tenant cases.
In addition, she spent time in a smaller firm where her primary focus was Family Law, Criminal Defense and Expungement/Sealing cases.
After leaving another sizable firm, where she added Civil Litigation and Estate Planning to her tool box, she is now a Solo practitioner building her legal practice in the Central Illinois area.
Awards & Distinctions
Illinois Legal Aid Advocates Conference Guest Speaker
Recipient of the Doers of Deed Award
Recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drum major award
PCBA Professional Responsibility Seminar- Guest Speaker
Pro Bono Attorney of the Year -Peoria County Bar Association
Elite Community Outreach 'Game Changer Award'
PILI's 2024 Pro Bono Volunteer Honor Roll
Memberships & Affliations
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Peoria County Bar Association
- PCBA Diversity Committee
- Prairie State Legal Service’s Peoria Campaign for Legal Service -General member
- Tenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee member
- Elite Community Outreach- Board member
- Central Illinois Black Bar Association – Former General Member
- Former President of the Peoria Area Chapter –ACLU
- Hult Center for Healthy Living -Former Board Member
News
Peoria Public Schools receives grant for more than $800,000 funded by legal cannabis sales
by: Demetrios Sanders Posted: Feb 23, 2021 / 07:20 PM CST / Updated: Feb 23, 2021 / 07:20 PM C PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Funds from Illinois’ adult-use cannabis sales are being reinvested into a local school district with plans to provide more opportunities for some...
Doer of Deeds Luncheon is Rich with Sisterhood and Celebration
A beautiful fall morning served as the backdrop to a day of uplifting local heroes at this year’s Doer of the Deeds Luncheon held on October 6. Pam Adams, Kim Foxx and Jehan Gordon-Booth Hosted annually by Jehan Gordon-Booth, the luncheon was derived from a heart’s...
Yolanda J. Riley Receives the Drum Major Award for Social Justice
Every year the King Holiday Committee celebrates the anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr’s birth by awarding members of our community who not only believe in the values trumpeted by Martin Luther King Jr. but who also live their life in pursuit of those values. ...
Contact
Phone
309.643.2355 (Direct)
309.282.1919 (W.A.C.)
Office Hours
Monday - Friday
9am - 4pm
Mailing Address
2601 W. Lake Ave.
Ste. A6 #202
Peoria, IL 61615
WrapAround Center Address
1419 S. Folkers Ave
Ste. 15
Peoria, IL 61605
