Cities within Jefferson County had a decline 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 37 active legal licenses recorded in cities in Jefferson County in February, compared to 38 in the previous month.
All of the licenses were granted in Mount Vernon.
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.
Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this period.
| Lawyer Name | Date of Admission |
|---|---|
| Brian Thomas McGovern | 11/10/1994 |
| Chelbie Alyssa Mitchell | 11/09/2017 |
| Cheryl Ann Powell | 05/13/1988 |
| Christina Marie O’Connor | 11/08/2018 |
| David Lytle Piercy | 11/01/1982 |
| Derek A. Baker | 10/31/2013 |
| Douglas A. Antonik | 11/07/1985 |
| Henry P. Villani | 11/09/1995 |
| Jarred Russell Tynes | 11/08/2007 |
| Jeffrey Gerald Howard | 05/10/1990 |
| Jennifer Gayle Johnson | 05/21/2003 |
| Jerome Edward McDonald | 10/29/1980 |
| Jeron Renee Merrell | 11/04/2004 |
| John H. Gleason | 12/31/1991 |
| Julie R. Quinn | 11/04/1999 |
| Kelly M. Stacey | 05/07/1998 |
| Larry Duane Gibson | 11/03/1978 |
| Leslie James Hanson | 11/09/1983 |
| Levi Samuel Harris | 11/09/2006 |
| Lindsey June Arnold | 11/07/2019 |
| Louis E. Costa | 11/03/1978 |
| Matthew Bruce Flanigan | 11/08/2007 |
| Meleah Helen Walton | 05/08/1997 |
| Michael Ricardo Lennix | 11/07/2019 |
| Molly Elizabeth Price | 11/09/2017 |
| Patrick Daniel Daly | 11/04/1993 |
| Paul Ervin Henry Rademacher | 11/10/2016 |
| Peter Richard Bahn | 05/09/1991 |
| R. Edward Veltman Jr. | 10/07/1976 |
| Robert Carter Verhines II | 12/11/1989 |
| Robert Emmett Shaw | 04/26/1979 |
| Roger Eugene White II | 11/10/2011 |
| Scott Russell Quinn | 05/10/2001 |
| Sharon Dawn Shanahan | 05/02/1995 |
| Sharon Sigwerth Costa | 11/01/1977 |
| Tracy L. Martin | 11/05/1998 |
| Trent M. Marshall | 11/04/1999 |
