West Central Reporter

Cities within McDonough County had no change in the number of lawyers with active licenses compared to the previous month, according to the ARDC of the Supreme Court of Illinois.

In total, there were 16 active legal licenses recorded in cities in McDonough County in September.

The majority of these active licenses were granted in Macomb (15).

A 2023 study found Illinois had the fourth-highest number of lawyers per capita in the United States, with nearly five lawyers per 1,000 residents.

As of 2024, the average salary for a lawyer in Illinois averages around $104,889 annually, which is fairly close to the national average.

Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this period.

Lawyer Name	Date of Admission
Andrew Stuckart	11/10/2016
Anne M. Burton	11/06/1997
David Glenn Eckerly	12/08/1987
Elizabeth Lane Duvall	11/04/2004
George Michael Hennenfent	11/05/1979
James L. Hoyle	05/07/1998
Jeffrey W. Dejoode	11/09/1989
Joel Eugene Twomey	05/01/2014
Lisa Marie Scalf	11/10/2005
Matthew Patrick Kwacala	11/09/2000
Matthew Stephen Thor	11/09/2017
Ryan J. Hunt	05/08/1997
Ryan Michael Baxter	05/07/2020
Scott Leroy Terry	12/07/2005
Susan L. Stambaugh	11/09/1995
Victoria Ross Smith	12/14/2015