Sherri was born and raised in Effingham, attended St. Anthony Grade School and graduated from St. Anthony High School in 1985. She graduated from Lake Land College in Mattoon, Illinois in 1987 where she obtained an Associate’s Degree in Business Management. She went on to receive certificates from Penn Foster Career School as a Legal Assistant as well as a Medical Office Assistant.
Her first job was as a dance and gymnastic instructor. She later worked for her father, Lloyd Ziegler, at their local family-owned Sears store. Sherri began her career as a paralegal in 1987 at the Law Office of Fred Hicks. She accompanied Mr. Hicks to court, sat at counsel table, assisted during hearings and took notes of the proceedings. She worked for Mr. Hicks until the birth of her first child in 1993. Thereafter, she worked from her home, and later in the office, for Professional Software, Inc., her husband’s employer at the time.
Sherri returned to the legal field in September 1998 at Schniederjon, Weber & Jarrett. She and her husband, Jeff, went into the office to sign their Wills, she had an interview immediately following, and was hired all in the same day. The firm changed its name to Schniederjon, Weber & Orr when Jim Jarrett retired from the practice of law in order to become a teacher and baseball coach.
Currently, Sherri is the paralegal for both Twila Orr and Kim Koester. She primarily handles family law, criminal and traffic law, and mediation cases for Orr Law, as well as some additional administrative duties. She has volunteered at the Future Fair a few years to answer questions of junior high and high school students regarding her career as a Paralegal.
She also has additional administrative duties. She has volunteered at the Future Fair a few years to answer questions of junior high and high school students regarding her career as a Paralegal.
She married Jeff Wohltman of Dieterich, a week after graduating from college in June of 1987. Jeff is currently a software engineer at Patterson Technology Center in Effingham, Illinois. They have two sons; Jeremy, who put himself through college on basketball scholarships, is employed as a software developer in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Jason, who was a 2-time state tennis qualifier, is a business intelligence analyst in the St. Louis area. Jason and his new bride, Cait, reside in St. Louis, Missouri, where she is a Doctor of Physical Therapy.
The Wohltman family is an active one. Jeff enjoys playing tennis during the summer while Jeremy, Jason and Cait are focused on weightlifting and running. Sherri’s kids (Cait included) have convinced her to try weightlifting. She also enjoys walking and hopes to get back into running someday. Sherri competed in her first 5K race in April of 2013 on the University of Illinois campus, along with Jeremy. She also competed in her first half marathon at Walt Disney World in February of 2015, then returned to Walt Disney World in February of 2016 and ran a 10K. She has also completed 5Ks in St. Louis, MO, Houston, TX and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Her goal is to complete a race, whether it be a 5K, 10K, 15K, half marathon or even a full marathon, in as many states as possible.
Sherri and Jeff also enjoy jeeping during the warmer weather and have been to several Jeep shows including Jeep Beach in Daytona Beach, FL and Great Smoky Mountain Jeep Invasion in Pigeon Forge, TN.
