Candice M. Thomason

 (309) 829-7069
 (309) 827-3458

Ms. Thomason began practicing law in 2015 and has focused her entire career in the practice of Family Law.  She is an experienced trial advocate who has practiced across Central Illinois.  Ms. Thomason also serves as a Guardian Ad Litem for the Eleventh and Tenth Judicial Circuits. She is a member of the Peoria County Bar Association, McLean County Bar Association and Illinois State Bar Association.

Ms. Thomason is the daughter of a military service member and grew up traveling the country.  She earned her Bachelors of Science and Bachelors of Art from Chestnut Hill College in May of 2010.  Ms. Thomason then traveled to Valparaiso, Indiana to attend graduate school at Valparaiso University where she would later attend law school.  She graduated with honors from Valparaiso University School of Law in May of 2014 and earned an Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Valparaiso University in December of 2014.  As part of her graduate education she completed several internships at various mental health counseling practices.

AREAS OF PRACTICE

• Divorce
• Family Law
• Guardianship

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Illinois 2014
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2022

EDUCATION

• Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA – Bachelors of Science Criminal Justice/Bachelors of Arts Psychology  summa cum laude– 2010
• Valparaiso University Graduate School, Valparaiso IN – Master’s of Arts Clinical Mental Health Counseling –  2014
• Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, IN – Juris Doctor  cum laude– 2014

MEMBER

• McLean County Bar Association
• Peoria County Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association