John H. Simpson Vice Chairperson, Chicago | linkedin.com/in/john-simpson
John H. Simpson Vice Chairperson, Chicago | linkedin.com/in/john-simpson
This is a decrease from the previous quarter, when there were 128 lawyers with active licenses.
The highest number of licenses were Carbondale (71).
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 |
|---|---|
| Aaron Lloyd Wright | 11/06/2003 |
| Adam Barrett Lawler | 11/04/2004 |
| Alexa Michelle Callahan | 05/04/2017 |
| Alexander Benjamin Roodman | 03/19/2018 |
| Amanda Danielle Burton | 11/05/2009 |
| Andrea Kay Shadley | 01/14/2021 |
| Andrew Thomas Flynn | 11/10/2011 |
| Angela Elliott Kochan | 11/04/1999 |
| Angela Kay Upchurch Wilhelm | 11/08/2001 |
| Anna Marie Vick | 11/05/2009 |
| Athina Pentsou | 11/23/2020 |
| Bartholomew Anthony Basi | 12/28/1978 |
| Bentley Justin Bender | 11/04/2004 |
| Bradley Peter Olson | 11/06/1997 |
| Brandon Chase Mayberry | 11/05/2015 |
| Brenda K. Jones | 11/08/2007 |
| Brian Patrick McGarry | 05/19/1977 |
| Bryan Norbut | 05/01/2014 |
| Caleb D. Cross | 05/05/2016 |
| Casey Lea Parker | 11/06/2003 |
| Casey Louise Twomey | 11/06/2014 |
| Cassie Renee Korando | 05/05/2011 |
| Chad Alan Orso | 05/09/2013 |
| Charles Edward Schmidt | 11/01/1977 |
| Cheryl Lynn Intravaia | 05/09/2002 |
| Christian Jay Baril | 11/06/1997 |
| Craig Robings Reeves | 11/07/1985 |
| Daniel Christopher Kay | 11/07/1996 |
| Daniel Lee Ashbaugh | 11/06/2003 |
| Darrell Wilson Dunham | 11/05/1979 |
| David William Lawler | 11/04/2010 |
| Deborah J. Nelson | 11/10/1994 |
| Diann Basler Boyer | 11/01/1982 |
| Douglas L. Haile | 11/05/1992 |
| Elisha Deen Sanders | 11/05/2015 |
| Enoch Ryan Hall | 05/09/2002 |
| Eugenia C. Hunter | 04/15/1977 |
| Gail Lowes Thomas | 11/07/1996 |
| Gene Arlo Turk Jr. | 05/12/1989 |
| Gregory Allen Veach | 09/17/1977 |
| Heather Wepsiec | 11/10/1994 |
| James E. Hopkins | 11/04/1993 |
| James Thomas Crotty | 11/27/1973 |
| Jason Grenman | 12/20/2018 |
| Jay Bruce Howd | 05/07/1992 |
| Jessica Jaye Beaty | 11/05/2009 |
| Jill Alison Womick-Bloodworth | 11/22/2002 |
| Joanna Wells | 11/05/1998 |
| John Charles Ryan | 10/07/1976 |
| John Edward Bradley | 11/07/1996 |
| John F. Erbes | 11/05/1979 |
| John Paul Womick | 10/06/1971 |
| John Randall Patchett | 06/07/1978 |
| John Roderick Daly | 11/06/1997 |
| John Samuel Rendleman | 11/05/1987 |
| John Timothy Keller | 11/10/1994 |
| Jonathan Christopher Kibler | 11/01/2012 |
| Joseph William Rose | 11/08/2001 |
| Judith Ann Ray | 11/10/2005 |
| Julian Christopher Watkins | 03/02/2012 |
| Kara Lynn Jones | 11/10/1994 |
| Kathleen A. Kyndberg | 11/06/1997 |
| Keith W. Kibler | 11/05/1981 |
| Kevin Lee Boester | 05/04/1993 |
| Kevin Lee Mechler | 11/01/1982 |
| Kreig Blakley Taylor | 11/04/2010 |
| Larry Edward Lauterjung | 11/10/1988 |
| Lenoard J. V. Snyder | 11/08/2001 |
| Lisa Hutchens Irvin | 05/07/1987 |
| Lyndon Guy Willms | 11/06/2008 |
| Marcus Hayes Herbert | 11/05/1992 |
| Maria Lavelle Barnwell Hafford | 11/09/1989 |
| Mark Dwayne Prince | 11/10/1988 |
| Melanie Robyn Radler | 11/04/1999 |
| Melissa A. Presser | 11/09/2006 |
| Melissa Kaye Sims | 05/09/1996 |
| Melissa Lynn Greathouse | 11/06/2008 |
| Michael Grant Neill | 05/09/1985 |
| Michael Scott Hampleman | 11/07/2019 |
| Montana Marie Schafer | 11/10/2021 |
| Natalie Nicole Shasteen | 11/06/2014 |
| Nicole Mary Werner | 11/04/2010 |
| Parag A. Madhani | 11/07/1991 |
| Patricia A. Hoke | 11/07/1991 |
| Patricia Gail Miller | 11/04/1999 |
| Patricia Jane Koprucki | 07/09/2008 |
| Patrick John Brewster | 10/31/2013 |
| Patrick Joseph Hewson | 11/06/1986 |
| Patrick Thomas Sharpe | 11/04/2010 |
| Paul J. Schafer | 11/10/1994 |
| Paul Matalonis | 11/16/1984 |
| Peter Christopher Alexander | 11/09/1983 |
| Pieter Noble Schmidt | 11/10/1988 |
| Rebecca Ann Whittington | 11/09/1983 |
| Rebecca Jane O'Neill | 11/10/1988 |
| Richard Courtney Hughes | 11/07/1985 |
| Richard Thomas Lewis | 11/05/2009 |
| Roman Alexander Basi | 11/06/2003 |
| Ronald A. Da Rosa | 11/16/1970 |
| Ronald E. Osman | 04/06/1979 |
| Ryan L. Hoak | 11/08/2001 |
| Sandi Lynn Gordon | 11/16/1984 |
| Scott Paul Hendricks | 11/09/1983 |
| Shane Michael Aden | 11/08/2001 |
| Shannon Dale Rieckenberg | 05/10/2012 |
| Shari R. Rhode | 10/07/1976 |
| Shuyan Han | 12/14/2021 |
| Stephen W. Stone | 11/08/1990 |
| Stephen Wesley Brumley | 05/04/2006 |
| Suzanne J. Schmitz | 11/05/1981 |
| Teresa Angelica MacHicao Hopkins | 11/13/1992 |
| Thomas E. Margolis | 11/04/1993 |
| Thomas P. Downey | 01/14/2021 |
| Thomas Stephen Malkovich | 11/10/1994 |
| Tiffanny Hope Sievers | 11/10/2005 |
| Vanessa Brielle Minson | 05/01/2014 |
| Victoria Fuller | 11/08/2018 |
| Webb H. Smith | 05/09/1985 |
| Wendy N. Cunningham | 11/09/2006 |
| Wenona Yvonne Whitfield | 10/29/1977 |
| William Franklin Sherwood | 11/01/1977 |
| William Howard McKinley Bryant | 12/07/2012 |
| William Kent Brandon | 05/18/1965 |
| Winston Cole Throgmorton | 05/09/1985 |
| Winter Daye Campanella | 11/30/2005 |
| Zachary Scott Walston | 05/09/2019 |
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