NW Illinois News

There were 40 lawyers in good standing in cities within Whiteside County as of March, according to the ARDC of the Supreme Court of Illinois.

This is a decrease from the previous month, when there were 41 lawyers.

Countywide, Sterling recorded 27 lawyers in good standing in March, the highest number within Whiteside County during that period.

A 2023 study found Illinois had the fourth-highest number of lawyers per capita in the United States, with nearly five lawyers per 1,000 residents.

As of 2024, the average salary for a lawyer in Illinois averages around $104,889 annually, which is fairly close to the national average.

Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this period.

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
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
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
Russell Jay Holesinger	11/23/1976
Ryan Matthew Olson	11/07/2019
Timothy Brian Zollinger	11/05/1992
Trent Lyle Bush	11/04/1999
Walter Christian Kilgus	05/17/1966