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Whiteside County: Cities registered 39 lawyers with active licenses as of April

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There were 39 lawyers with active licenses to practice law in cities within Whiteside County as of April, according to the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) of the Supreme Court of Illinois.

The number of lawyers with active licenses remained the same when compared to the previous month.

Countywide, Sterling recorded 26 lawyers with active licenses in April, the highest number within a city in Whiteside County during that period.

According to the ABA’s 2024 Profile of the Legal Profession, Illinois had the fourth-highest number of lawyers per capita in the United States, with nearly five lawyers per 1,000 residents.

Illinois is home to the fifth-largest lawyer population in the U.S., with over 62,000 attorneys, according to the ABA’s 2024 Profile of the Legal Profession.

As of March 2025, average lawyer salaries in Illinois ranged from $107,027 for an entry-level attorney handling routine legal work to $224,163 for highly experienced attorneys managing complex cases with significant autonomy. Mid-level attorneys, such as those in Attorney III roles—who handle highly complex legal work with moderate supervision—earned on average $178,994 in Illinois, compared to $174,969 nationwide.

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

Lawyers with Active Licenses in Cities Located Within Whiteside County in April
Lawyer NameDate of Admission
Allison Brooke Fagerman20/01/2005
Amanda J. Baron05/11/2015
Brian Jeffrey Witt31/10/2013
Cristina M. Buskohl10/05/2018
Dana L. McCormick10/11/2016
Daniel Alan Huffman04/11/1999
Daniel Carl Hawkins08/11/1990
Elizabeth A. Adams04/11/2010
Elizabeth J. Wahl10/05/2012
Elizabeth Jacquelyn Klahn08/11/2007
Gary L. Spencer05/11/1979
James Lawrence Reese29/11/1967
James William Mertes04/11/1993
Jeffrey Nicholas Harkey08/11/2018
Kimberley Marie Mewhirter09/05/2019
Kyle Gregory Carlock10/11/2005
Laura Elizabeth Sonen Schrauth07/11/2019
Lester S. Weinstine21/05/1964
Louis Francesco Pignatelli04/05/2017
Louis Frank Pignatelli15/11/1971
Magen Joelynn Mertes04/11/2004
Marc Steven Simon30/10/1973
Mark Lloyd Holldorf16/11/1984
Marvin G. Ripley27/10/1975
Mathew Michael Keegan10/11/2005
Matthew Cole09/11/2017
Michael Allen Mellott05/11/1987
Michael Joseph Baima05/11/2009
Michelle L. Heller06/05/2004
Nicholas Rude07/05/2020
Nicholas William Heid09/05/2013
Paul Alan Osborn29/10/1980
Rebecca A. Rodriguez09/05/2019
Robert Thomas Lesage07/11/1996
Russell Jay Holesinger23/11/1976
Ryan Matthew Olson07/11/2019
Timothy Brian Zollinger05/11/1992
Trent Lyle Bush04/11/1999
Walter Christian Kilgus17/05/1966

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