In total, there were 45 active legal licenses recorded in Whiteside County in January.
The highest number of licenses were granted in Sterling (29).
There were more than 4,000 grievances filed against nearly 3,300 lawyers in 2022. The most cited grievance arose from a breakdown in attorney-client relations.
On the discipline topic, in 2022, the State court disbarred 12 lawyers, placed another 48 on suspension, and censured three others.
Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this period.
Lawyers in Good Standing in cities located within Whiteside County in January
| Lawyer Name | Date of Admission |
|---|---|
| Allison Brooke Fagerman | 01/20/2005 |
| Amanda J. Baron | 11/05/2015 |
| Brian Jeffrey Witt | 10/31/2013 |
| Cristina M. Buskohl | 05/10/2018 |
| Dana L. McCormick | 11/10/2016 |
| Daniel Alan Huffman | 11/04/1999 |
| Daniel Carl Hawkins | 11/08/1990 |
| Elizabeth A. Adams | 11/04/2010 |
| Elizabeth J. Wahl | 05/10/2012 |
| Elizabeth Jacquelyn Klahn | 11/08/2007 |
| Gary L. Spencer | 11/05/1979 |
| James Lawrence Reese | 11/29/1967 |
| James William Mertes | 11/04/1993 |
| Jeffrey Nicholas Harkey | 11/08/2018 |
| John A. Guzzardo | 11/09/1983 |
| Kimberley Marie Mewhirter | 05/09/2019 |
| Kyle Gregory Carlock | 11/10/2005 |
| Laura Elizabeth Sonen Schrauth | 11/07/2019 |
| Lester S. Weinstine | 05/21/1964 |
| Lisa A. Gabriel | 11/05/1987 |
| Louis Francesco Pignatelli | 05/04/2017 |
| Louis Frank Pignatelli | 11/15/1971 |
| Magen Joelynn Mertes | 11/04/2004 |
| Marc Steven Simon | 10/30/1973 |
| Mark Lloyd Holldorf | 11/16/1984 |
| Marvin G. Ripley | 10/27/1975 |
| Mathew Michael Keegan | 11/10/2005 |
| Matthew Cole | 11/09/2017 |
| Michael Allen Mellott | 11/05/1987 |
| Michael Joseph Baima | 11/05/2009 |
| Michelle L. Heller | 05/06/2004 |
| Nicholas Rude | 05/07/2020 |
| Nicholas William Heid | 05/09/2013 |
| Paul Alan Osborn | 10/29/1980 |
| Rebecca A. Rodriguez | 05/09/2019 |
| Robert Frank Brottmiller | 09/24/2004 |
| Robert Thomas Lesage | 11/07/1996 |
| Ronald Franklin Coplan | 11/18/1965 |
| Russell Jay Holesinger | 11/23/1976 |
| Ryan Matthew Olson | 11/07/2019 |
| Stephen August Deckro Jr. | 11/19/1964 |
| Steven David Brenner | 11/07/1991 |
| Timothy Brian Zollinger | 11/05/1992 |
| Trent Lyle Bush | 11/04/1999 |
| Walter Christian Kilgus | 05/17/1966 |
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