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John H. Simpson Vice Chairperson, Chicago | linkedin.com/in/john-simpson
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.
| Lawyer Name | Date of Admission |
|---|---|
| Allison Brooke Fagerman | 20/01/2005 |
| Amanda J. Baron | 05/11/2015 |
| Brian Jeffrey Witt | 31/10/2013 |
| Cristina M. Buskohl | 10/05/2018 |
| Dana L. McCormick | 10/11/2016 |
| Daniel Alan Huffman | 04/11/1999 |
| Daniel Carl Hawkins | 08/11/1990 |
| Elizabeth A. Adams | 04/11/2010 |
| Elizabeth J. Wahl | 10/05/2012 |
| Elizabeth Jacquelyn Klahn | 08/11/2007 |
| Gary L. Spencer | 05/11/1979 |
| James Lawrence Reese | 29/11/1967 |
| James William Mertes | 04/11/1993 |
| Jeffrey Nicholas Harkey | 08/11/2018 |
| Kimberley Marie Mewhirter | 09/05/2019 |
| Kyle Gregory Carlock | 10/11/2005 |
| Laura Elizabeth Sonen Schrauth | 07/11/2019 |
| Lester S. Weinstine | 21/05/1964 |
| Louis Francesco Pignatelli | 04/05/2017 |
| Louis Frank Pignatelli | 15/11/1971 |
| Magen Joelynn Mertes | 04/11/2004 |
| Marc Steven Simon | 30/10/1973 |
| Mark Lloyd Holldorf | 16/11/1984 |
| Marvin G. Ripley | 27/10/1975 |
| Mathew Michael Keegan | 10/11/2005 |
| Matthew Cole | 09/11/2017 |
| Michael Allen Mellott | 05/11/1987 |
| Michael Joseph Baima | 05/11/2009 |
| Michelle L. Heller | 06/05/2004 |
| Nicholas Rude | 07/05/2020 |
| Nicholas William Heid | 09/05/2013 |
| Paul Alan Osborn | 29/10/1980 |
| Rebecca A. Rodriguez | 09/05/2019 |
| Robert Thomas Lesage | 07/11/1996 |
| Russell Jay Holesinger | 23/11/1976 |
| Ryan Matthew Olson | 07/11/2019 |
| Timothy Brian Zollinger | 05/11/1992 |
| Trent Lyle Bush | 04/11/1999 |
| Walter Christian Kilgus | 17/05/1966 |
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