Cities within Jefferson 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 35 active legal licenses recorded in cities within Jefferson County in the second quarter of 2025, compared to 38 in the previous quarter.
All licenses were registered in Mount Vernon.
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
