Amber Hurwitz – Driver’s License Reinstatement Administrator.  Mr. Harvatin is a good teacher and you can be assured that Amber has learned the process well.  She is very knowledgeable and is here to answer your questions and walk you through the many requirements for obtaining and collecting all the documentation necessary and to complete each step of the Illinois driver's license hearing process, from your initial contact with our office until the day of your hearing.      

Rose Marie Painter – Paralegal.  With paralegal certification and decades of experience, Rose is Mr. Harvatin's right hand when it comes to cases in the areas of workers’ compensation and personal injury matters which involves intricate and extensive discovery throughout the process.  She further handles all estate and probate matters (Wills and Powers of Attorneys) for the practice. 

Laura Miller – Legal Secretary/Database Coordinator.  Laura is responsible for maintaining the daily flow of the office and wears the “pick up the slack hat” as necessary.  As Database Administrator, she is responsible for maintaining in excess of 400+ client case files and for keeping the schedules and calendars flowing and organized.

Maureen Kelly – Bookkeeper.  Maureen handles all of the daily financial transactions.  Maureen’s position requires extreme accuracy, total honesty, and substantial responsibility.  Her work spans accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash management, general accounting, general ledger and payroll.

Steve Thies – Driver’s License Reinstatement Assistant. While Amber helps to ensure the proper flow of paperwork and the scheduling of hearings, Steve assists Mr. Harvatin in the analysis and review of the client's paperwork involved in this process.  Steve was, along with Mr. Harvatin, a Secretary of State hearing officer for several years.  He was later promoted to the position of supervisor of all the Springfield hearing officers.  As such, no decision left the building without his review and approval.  Steve is not a lawyer, but his keen insight provides valuable assistance to Mr. Harvatin, Amber and our clients. Steve is excellent in all aspects of the process.  However, because of the large number of out of state packets that Mr. Harvatin handles, Steve has developed a particular expertise in helping prepare those packets.

A Brief History of Our Facility

Like many surviving Springfield, Illinois mansions, the Colonel Henry Davis House at the corner of Fifth and Allen has gone through several lives over the past century.

Built around 1900 for wealthy financier Colonel Henry Davis and his wife, Niana, it was a social center for the town's elite.  Twelve years after Henry died in 1929, his widow leased the mansion to the Illinois State Police, which used it for its Traffic Safety Section headquarters until the mid 1950s.  After a period of vacancy, the Mary Bryant Home for the Blind purchased the building in 1958.  The institution provided a residence for blind people until 1983.  Since then, the Davis Mansion has been home to a variety of business, including its present use as our law office.