Lawyer Member, St. Charles - Kate L. McCracken | isba.org
Lawyer Member, St. Charles - Kate L. McCracken | isba.org
In total, there were 21 active legal licenses recorded in cities in Morgan County in April, compared to 22 in the previous month.
All of the licenses were granted in Jacksonville.
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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