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attended Peoria Manual High School. After serving in the U.S. Army in both Germany and Vietnam, he attended Southern Illinois University where he earned a bachelors degree in English in 1975 and his law degree in 1978.Then worked in the Jackson County States Attorneys office, then served as an assistant state appellate defender in Mt. Vernon. He began private practice in late 1980 and in March of the following year, joined Ed Heller and Gerry Reed to form Reed, Heller and Mansfield.Toms wife Jane, works as his legal assistant. Together, they have three children. His hobbies including golf, physical fitness activities and he enjoys horse racing.He exclusively practices criminal defense law and has won jury trials in 12 southern Illinois counties. Tom has successfully defended a number of high-profile area cases over the years, as indicated by the following headlines: