Cities within Morgan County registered a decline in the number of lawyers with active licenses in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter, according to the ARDC of the Supreme Court of Illinois.
In total, there were 21 active legal licenses recorded in cities within Morgan County in the second quarter of 2025, compared to 23 in the previous quarter.
All licenses were registered in Jacksonville.
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 |
|---|---|
| Alan Wadsworth Applebee | 11/07/1973 |
| Clay Alexander Nordsiek | 11/08/2018 |
| Cynthia E. Utter | 05/04/2009 |
| Daniel Joseph Beard | 11/05/1979 |
| David Eckstein Goldman | 05/19/1977 |
| David Eugene Leefers | 11/01/1977 |
| David Matthew Walter | 05/07/1998 |
| Eddie Carpenter | 10/29/1980 |
| Gray Herndon Noll | 11/07/2002 |
| Homer Allen Yow | 11/09/1989 |
| Jeffrey Lynn Soltermann | 11/10/1994 |
| John Michael Kelley | 11/08/2001 |
| Jonathan D. Hurst | 11/10/1988 |
| Koert James Brown | 05/10/2018 |
| Martha Jean Krohe | 11/08/2007 |
| Megan Elizabeth Ryan | 11/10/2021 |
| Michael August Hankins | 05/10/1990 |
| Richard R. Freeman | 11/10/1988 |
| Stanley Paul Stasiulis | 11/13/1975 |
| Thomas Lloyd Veith | 05/09/1991 |
| Tyson Lee Manker | 11/06/2014 |
