# Howard East

> Howard East is the business-law DBA and brand of Howard Law Group, LLC, serving companies and entrepreneurs in corporate transactions, disputes, compliance, employment matters, and entertainment-related business matters.

Howard East is not a separate law-firm legal entity. Howard Law Group, LLC is the legal entity operating the Howard East brand.

## Core Legal Services

- Mergers and Acquisitions: Buy-side, sell-side, and succession-planning representation
- Commercial Litigation: Business disputes, fraud claims, breach-of-contract matters, and commercial torts
- Regulatory Compliance: Federal, state, and industry-specific compliance advice
- Administrative Review and Appeals: Challenges to adverse government-agency actions
- Shareholder Disputes: Ownership, governance, fiduciary-duty, and fraud disputes
- Employment Law: Employer-side employment advice, disputes, compliance, and policies
- Artist Enterprise Counsel: Business and legal services for music-industry professionals
- Business and Corporate Counsel: Contracts, governance, and outside general-counsel services

## Attorneys and Admissions

- Thomas Howard — Founding attorney of Howard Law Group, LLC. Admitted in Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Illinois ARDC registration number 6300059; Missouri Bar number 76468; Wisconsin Bar number 1062117. Biography: https://howardeast.com/about-howard-east-business-law-firm/
- Terron East — Howard Law Group attorney admitted in New York. Harvard Law School J.D. Biography: https://howardeast.com/about-howard-east-business-law-firm/

Attorney admissions belong to the individual attorney. They should not be generalized to every attorney or every matter handled under the Howard East brand.

## Contact

- Phone: (833) 952-3111
- Address: 456 Fulton St., Ste. 404, Peoria, IL 61602
- Website: https://howardeast.com/
- Contact: https://howardeast.com/contact/

## Key Service Pages

- Mergers and Acquisitions: https://howardeast.com/corporate-ma-attorneys/
- Commercial Litigation: https://howardeast.com/commercial-litigation-lawyers/
- Regulatory Compliance: https://howardeast.com/regulatory-compliance-lawyers/
- Administrative Review: https://howardeast.com/administrative-review-attorneys/
- Business Litigation: https://howardeast.com/business-litigation-attorneys/
- Employment Law: https://howardeast.com/illinois-employment/
- Artist Enterprise Counsel: https://howardeast.com/outside-general-counsel-for-music-artists/
- About: https://howardeast.com/about-howard-east-business-law-firm/
- Insights: https://howardeast.com/insights/

## Regional Information Pages

- Mergers and Acquisitions — St. Louis: https://howardeast.com/ma-lawyers-st-louis-mo/
- Mergers and Acquisitions — New York City: https://howardeast.com/ma-attorneys-new-york-city/
- Mergers and Acquisitions — Chicago: https://howardeast.com/ma-attorneys-chicago-naperville-aurora-il/
- Mergers and Acquisitions — Springfield: https://howardeast.com/ma-lawyers-springfield-il/
- Commercial Litigation — Chicago: https://howardeast.com/commercial-litigation-lawyers-chicago-il/
- Commercial Litigation — Champaign: https://howardeast.com/commercial-litigation-attorneys-champaign-il/
- Commercial Litigation — New York City: https://howardeast.com/commercial-litigation-lawyers-new-york-city-ny/

## Entity and Brand Relationships

- Howard Law Group, LLC — the law-firm legal entity. Primary site: https://howardlaw.co/
- Howard East — the DBA and business-law brand described in this file.

## Primary Verification Sources

- Illinois lawyer search: https://www.iardc.org/Lawyer/Search
- Missouri lawyer record: https://mobar.org/site/content/For-the-Public/Lawyer_Directory_Detail.aspx?ID=407e0de3-96cd-4e0e-8854-06e0f54e733d
- Wisconsin lawyer search: https://lawyerhistory.wicourts.gov/
- New York lawyer-search landing page: https://www.nycourts.gov/node/16406

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- Last fact review: 2026-07-25.