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Overall, the city had a total of 23 lawyers with an active licenses in June.
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.
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 time period.
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm | License Grant Date |
|---|---|---|
| John Peter Antonopoulos | antonopoulos & Virtel PC | 04/14/1971 |
| Karen Lynn Blouin | U.S. Department of Energy | 11/09/2006 |
| William S. Booth | CITGO Petroleum Corporation | 11/09/2000 |
| Margaret Lynn Crowell | Law Offices of Margaret L. Crowell. | 05/10/2007 |
| Tina Marie Dephillips Rouen | Tina Marie DePhillips Rouen | 11/07/1996 |
| Sharon Elizabeth Devoy | 11/08/2001 | |
| Daniel R. Groth Jr. | 11/10/1994 | |
| Sylvia Michelle Helegda | 11/01/2012 | |
| Aaron Ross Keith | 11/06/2014 | |
| Mark A. Langguth | Argonne National Laboratory | 05/04/1993 |
| Felisa Limon Leisinger | U.S. Dept. of Energy | 05/09/2013 |
| Lawrence Paul Lewis | Argonne National Laboratory | 11/06/2008 |
| Cheryl Ann Luce | Argonne National Laboratory | 10/31/2013 |
| Glenn Eliot McKeown | Argonne National Laboratory | 11/05/1992 |
| Kimberly Joan McMahon | U.S. Department of Energy | 11/04/1993 |
| Michael Pachla | 11/10/2016 | |
| Lori Ann Prokes | 11/10/1988 | |
| Kerri B. Rubach | 05/10/2007 | |
| Ralph Otto Storino | 11/05/1987 | |
| Edward A. Tanzman | Argonne National Laboraory | 11/23/1976 |
| Steven Michael Thiede | U.S. Department of Energy | 11/08/2001 |
| Lawrence E. Thompson | The Thompson Law Office, P.C. | 06/03/2003 |
| Lee Thomas Virtel | antonopoulos & Virtel PC | 05/19/1978 |
