There were 43 lawyers with active licenses to practice law in cities within Adams County as of March, according to the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) of the Supreme Court of Illinois.
The figure was unchanged from the previous month.
All of the licenses were registered in Quincy.
According to the ABA’s 2025 National Lawyer Population Survey, Illinois had one of the highest concentrations of lawyers in the United States, with 61,945 resident active attorneys statewide.
That total places Illinois among a small group of states accounting for a significant share of the nation’s legal workforce, reflecting its importance within the broader U.S. legal system.
As of April 2026, average lawyer salaries in Illinois ranged from $101,999 for an entry-level attorney handling routine legal work to $258,249 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 $191,169 in Illinois, compared to $187,549 nationwide.
Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this period.
| Lawyer Name | Date of Admission |
|---|---|
| Adam Stewart Furman | 06/11/2014 |
| Andrew Owen Mays | 05/11/2009 |
| Anthony Bettencourt Cameron | 22/05/1973 |
| Brett Joseph Jansen | 06/05/2010 |
| Bruce Alan Alford | 06/11/1997 |
| Casey Jean Schnack | 10/11/2011 |
| Christopher Donald Schuering | 07/11/1996 |
| Christopher Gerard Scholz | 05/11/1987 |
| Courtney A. Hilts | 06/11/2014 |
| Daniel Moenning McCleery | 05/11/2015 |
| David Grant Penn | 10/11/1994 |
| Delmer R. Mitchell Jr. | 11/10/1966 |
| Donald Robert Schuering | 16/05/1972 |
| Edward John Clark Jr. | 05/11/1987 |
| Emily Kay Lindgren | 04/11/1999 |
| Franklin Donald Heck Jr. | 22/05/1973 |
| Harold Baker Oakley | 05/05/1994 |
| James Anthony Rapp | 26/11/1974 |
| James Leon Palmer | 22/05/1973 |
| Jeffrey Loren Terry | 01/05/2014 |
| Jil Walker Tracy | 01/05/1980 |
| John Nelson Hauk | 08/11/2007 |
| John R. Longlett | 16/05/1972 |
| Joseph Bernard Ott | 31/10/2013 |
| Joshua Lewis Jones | 07/11/2002 |
| Julie Anne Schuering Schuetz | 04/11/2004 |
| Kent Duane Dean | 06/05/1999 |
| Laura Katharine Keck | 06/05/2010 |
| Marcia Lynn Moellring | 09/05/1996 |
| Mark A. Cassens | 01/05/1980 |
| Michael Anthony Bickhaus | 10/11/1994 |
| Nicholas Charles Rober Jr. | 06/11/2014 |
| Patricia Eileen Gibbs | 05/11/1992 |
| Rachel Marie Williams | 04/11/1999 |
| Raymond C. Lee | 25/09/2020 |
| Ryan Carl Schnack | 08/05/2008 |
| Saleem Bashir Mamdani | 09/11/2006 |
| Stephen Patrick Rapp | 04/05/1993 |
| Ted Martin Niemann | 09/11/1983 |
| Todd R. Eyler | 04/11/1999 |
| Vanessa Renee Abigail Pratt | 14/01/2021 |
| William Stephen Meckes | 06/11/2014 |
| Zachary Wayne Clark | 06/11/2014 |
Information in this article was obtained from the ARDC of the Supreme Court of Illinois. The source data can be found here.
