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The number of lawyers with active licenses remained the same when compared to the previous month.
Countywide, Decatur recorded 92 lawyers with active licenses in April, the highest number within a city in Macon 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 |
|---|---|
| Albert G. Webber | 05/11/1981 |
| Alex Jeffry Wessler | 04/11/2010 |
| Amanda Jordan Wiese | 05/11/2015 |
| Andrew Douglas Bourey | 09/05/2002 |
| Andrew Francis Nilles | 05/12/2005 |
| Andrew Steven Erickson | 10/11/2011 |
| Austin Alexander Idleman | 10/11/2011 |
| Benjamin Daniel Mullison | 14/07/2014 |
| Brian David Eck | 06/11/2008 |
| Britt Arthur Brown | 09/11/1983 |
| Caleb Ray Brown | 06/11/2014 |
| Charles Alan Demirjian | 08/11/1990 |
| Christina Marie Mullison | 31/10/2013 |
| Christopher Kenneth Bradley | 07/05/1992 |
| Christopher Lee Siudyla | 08/11/2007 |
| Daniel Lou Gaumer | 23/11/1976 |
| Darrel Forny Parish | 27/10/1975 |
| Darrell Arthur Woolums | 18/10/1976 |
| David Nicholas Reimer | 04/11/2010 |
| Dennis Barnard | 09/11/2006 |
| Diane Cecilia Couri | 10/05/2012 |
| Douglas Kristofher Smothers | 05/11/2015 |
| Eric James Bulman | 31/10/2013 |
| Faiq M. Mihlar | 10/05/2001 |
| Fallon Morgan Conner | 30/11/2021 |
| Franklin Hays Byers II | 22/04/1977 |
| Frederic L. Kenney | 09/11/1983 |
| Graham Thomas Ogilvy | 26/06/2012 |
| Guy Stephen Randolph Casey | 05/11/1979 |
| Jacob Vincent Welch | 07/05/2020 |
| Jacqueline Renee Hollis-George | 09/11/2017 |
| James Adam Jankowicz | 29/10/1980 |
| James Edward Tueth | 18/10/1976 |
| James P. Brinkoetter Jr. | 27/10/1975 |
| James Terrence Jackson | 10/11/1988 |
| Jason Gaston Beasley | 06/11/2014 |
| Jay L. Barr | 10/11/2005 |
| Jeffrey David Richardson | 01/11/1977 |
| John Edward Sanner | 16/11/1984 |
| John Michael Kiley | 10/05/2007 |
| John Nathan Cannon | 04/05/2000 |
| Jonathan P. Erickson | 04/05/2000 |
| Jordan Timothy Klein | 01/11/2012 |
| Joseph W. Basola | 16/05/1972 |
| Joshua Gene Rohrscheib | 09/11/2006 |
| Julie Beyers | 04/11/1993 |
| Karen C. Mitch | 10/05/2007 |
| Karen L. Root | 07/11/1996 |
| Katherine Elizabeth Dowis | 10/05/2018 |
| Katie W. Baggett | 04/11/2004 |
| Keith Wayne Casteel | 27/10/1975 |
| Kendra Leanne Mosley Ayuk | 23/08/2016 |
| Kimberly Litherland | 05/11/2009 |
| Laura Elizabeth Richardson | 31/10/2013 |
| Lea Drew Hickey | 04/11/2010 |
| Lindsey A. Wise | 10/11/2005 |
| Maria C. Sanchez | 09/05/2019 |
| Mary Elizabeth Bolton | 08/05/1986 |
| Matthew Charles Spain | 01/11/2012 |
| Michael Alan Walsh | 09/05/1985 |
| Michael Brandon Baggett | 06/11/2008 |
| Michael Nicholas Varak | 09/11/2006 |
| Michelle Loraine Sanders | 08/11/2007 |
| Monica Hawkins | 06/11/1997 |
| Nancy Metsker-Handegan | 05/05/1983 |
| Paul Grammas Chiligiris | 05/11/1992 |
| Penny Ann Eilers | 05/11/1992 |
| Rebecca Ann Boorstein | 14/01/2021 |
| Rebecca F. Wagner | 04/05/2017 |
| Robert Ingram Wrigley | 07/11/1973 |
| Ross Jeffrey Munsterman | 10/11/2016 |
| Ruth Warden Waller | 05/11/1987 |
| Sarah Nicole McKavetz | 01/05/2014 |
| Shane Michael Mendenhall | 06/11/2008 |
| Stephen Anthony Newbold Jr. | 04/11/2010 |
| Stephen Oneil Willoughby | 07/11/1973 |
| Steven G. Jones | 05/11/1992 |
| Steven Joseph Murawski | 06/11/1997 |
| Susan Foley Moorehead | 07/11/1985 |
| Tammara Rae Wagoner | 05/11/1998 |
| Thomas Mark Wheeler | 29/11/1967 |
| Thomas Owen Sanner | 08/11/2018 |
| Thomas Russell Bowman | 10/11/2016 |
| Thomas Wayne Moss | 02/05/1975 |
| Timothy J. Tighe Jr. | 08/11/2001 |
| Timothy Michael Raycraft | 10/05/2001 |
| Timothy Michael Shay | 06/11/1986 |
| Travis John Quick | 06/11/2003 |
| Veronika Jones Miles | 31/10/2013 |
| Wendy Leigh Morthland | 06/11/1986 |
| William Arthur McNutt | 14/07/1977 |
| William Cornelius Faber Jr. | 26/04/1979 |
| William Ernest Hourigan | 10/10/1974 |
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