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The number of lawyers with active licenses remained the same when compared to the previous month.
Countywide, Quincy was home to all the 44 active lawyers in Adams County during April.
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 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 |
| Hubert Glenn Staff | 21/05/1968 |
| 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 |
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