Legacy Legal, LLC

10/15/2026

Our very own attorney Carter Billingsley, current President of the Friends of the Champaign County Forest Preserves took part in the groundbreaking of the new Nature Center at Home Lake Forest Preserve this week. Excited to see this new nature center take shape at one of Champaign County’s beautiful park treasures!

Members of Forest Preserve Friends Foundation with CCFP staff

09/25/2026

Illinois average cash rents by county courtesy of the folks at Illinois farmdoc

AVERAGE ILLINOIS CASH RENTS AND SOIL PRODUCTIVITY IN 2026

While the relationship between soil productivity, location, and average cash rents in Illinois is statistically strong, it remains imperfect. The R2 measure for the regression model used to define the formula is 0.82, suggesting that 82% of the variation observed in average county cash rents is explained by the average soil productivity and location of the county. That leaves 18% of the variation in average rents that is explained by other factors. There are several reasons why cash rents vary from one parcel to another, including that farms with excellent drainage will typically receive higher cash rents than those with drainage issues and that farms that have high-risk areas will likely receive lower rents, among many others. The desires of the landowner and the services offered by the farmer also play a role in determining the cash rent level.

Read more: https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2026/09/average-illinois-cash-rents-and-soil-productivity-in-2026.html

08/12/2026

Shouting Happy 2 Years to attorney Carter Billingsley! He brings the creativity and non-chalant to the office and his knowledge of music and movies is boundless. Clients love his easygoing and approachable style...and so do we! In Legacy Legal fashion, Carter has control of the tunes today so we're listening to Electric Light Orchestra radio in the lobby. He also gets $102 mad-money and we sent a matching $102 honorarium to Cunningham Children's Home of Urbana Il, his chosen charity to honor this year. Thanks for sharing your talents with us, Carter!

08/06/2026

Watch out for “Death and Taxes” at the Champaign County Farm Bureau Foundation golf tournament today. They’re unavoidable.

06/15/2026

We had a ball as a sponsor of the Champaign County Farm Bureau Foundation Gala where we were able to outbid some feisty competitors and snag Glenda Waller’s famous cherry pie. If you’ve never been part of the dessert auction at this event, get on the mailing list for next year. Such a fun night raising money to support an in the classroom and student scholarships! And pie! 🍒

Pictured L-R: Isabelle & Dalton Hoel, Brooke Starks, Carter Billingsley

04/25/2026

Some of our Legacy Legal team had fun on a beautiful evening running and walking the Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon tonight ✨ Wishing luck to our intern Dalton as he runs the full marathon tomorrow!

04/16/2026

Legacy was grateful for the opportunity to sponsor Cunningham Children's Home of Urbana Il Cedar Society dinner last week, honoring their legacy donors. It was a lovely evening full of impactful testimony about the impact Cunningham’s work has on the young people it serves. Attorney Carter Billingsley took the microphone for just a couple of minutes to talk about the work that Legacy does, and a few of the ways that charitable gifts can be structured to increase impact. 

04/03/2026

Mom said “no shoes on the couch” but rules and records are made to be broken! Good luck to our Fighting Illini Men's Basketball team! 🧡💙