Illinois Valley Times

There were 76 lawyers with active licenses to practice law in cities within LaSalle County as of April, according to the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) of the Supreme Court of Illinois.

This is a decrease from the previous month, when there were 77 lawyers with active licenses.

Countywide, Ottawa recorded 56 lawyers with active licenses in April, the highest number within a city in LaSalle 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
Adam Bukani	28/01/2021
Adam Nicholas Weaver	09/11/2017
Alan Bartky Marsh	29/11/1966
Alexis Petrina Ferracuti	06/11/2014
Alison Jane Kerestes	10/11/2021
Amber Lyn Hopkins Reed	09/11/2017
Anne Rebecca Brenner	04/09/2020
Brittany Paige Harrell	13/05/2021
Bryon Scott Kohut	10/11/2005
Christy Lynn Meredith	07/11/1996
Colin Patrick Barry	05/05/2016
Daniel Richard Harper	05/11/1987
Darrell Keith Seigler	05/11/1979
David Mitchell Kaleel	09/11/1983
Douglas Bryan Olivero	26/04/1979
Drew Charles Parsons	05/11/2009
Duane Allan Berkland	07/11/2002
Ean Albers	14/01/2021
Eric Lee Miskell	05/05/1994
Gary F. Gnidovec	19/05/1977
Greg Christopher Sticka	06/11/1997
James Michael Helmig	12/12/2001
James S. Peters	05/11/1992
Jamie Lynn Bellah	07/11/2019
Jason Reynolds Goode	07/05/2009
Jay Wiegman	05/11/1992
Jennifer H. Koenig	05/11/1998
Jeremiah Michael Adams	10/11/2005
Jessica Theodoratos	14/01/2021
Jill Whitney Klein	05/11/1992
John Francis Vickers	19/05/1978
John Lawrence Cantlin	18/04/1977
John William Fisher	09/05/1991
Joseph Scott Mikula	10/11/1994
Justin Andrew Nicolosi	08/11/2007
Justin T. Joseph	14/01/2021
Kathleen Michelle Stevenson	12/12/2005
Keith R. Leigh	30/10/1973
Kelly Marie Taylor	31/10/2013
Kendall Elizabeth Hodges	07/05/2015
Kevin Dennis Steward	06/11/2008
Korin Ivon Navarro	07/05/2020
Kyle Lewis Stephens	10/11/1988
Larry Eugene Sittler	10/05/1990
Laura Demichael Bialon	05/11/2009
Lauren Marie Van Diggelen	10/11/2016
Mark David Fisher	01/11/1982
Mark Edward Anderson	05/05/1994
Mark Manning Wilson	07/11/1996
Matthew Galloy Butler	21/12/2004
Matthew Gordon Ludwinski	10/05/2001
Matthew James Kidder	05/11/1998
Megan Marie Rooney Steben	14/01/2021
Nicholas Alexander Atwood	10/11/2016
Nigel Steven Smith	06/11/2003
Patrick J. Herrmann	16/11/1984
Paul V. Martin	06/11/1973
Raymond Paul Fabricius	13/05/1988
Richard Louis Burton	01/11/1982
Robert Michael Eschbach	01/11/1977
Ryan E. Hamer	04/11/2004
Samuel M. Mason	09/11/1983
Santiago Alonso Durango	09/05/1991
Scott Jason Schweickert	01/05/2014
Scott John Ganassin	02/12/1987
Stephanie Lorelle Raymond	05/05/2016
Steven Lee Wiggins	05/05/1994
Thomas Daniel Arado	08/11/2001
Thomas Gregory Ganiere	08/11/2001
Timothy J. Guerrini	03/11/1978
Timothy Raymond Gatza	10/11/2011
Victoria Lee Denny	07/11/1996
Victoria Mary Munson	04/11/2004
Walter Jon Zukowski	29/10/1980
William Kent Keene	08/11/1990
Zachary Allen Hooper	04/11/2010