Cities within Will 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 104 active legal licenses recorded in cities within Will County in the second quarter of 2025, compared to 107 in the previous quarter.
The largest number of licenses were granted in Mokena (35).
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 period.
| Lawyer Name | Date of Admission |
|---|---|
| Adam Michael Stefancic | 11/09/2000 |
| Albin John Sporny III | 11/10/1994 |
| Alexander James Tourlakes II | 05/07/1998 |
| Amy Kathryn Kozlowski | 11/07/1991 |
| Andrew D. Costa | 11/06/2014 |
| Anthony Dawon Wilson | 05/01/2014 |
| Anthony G. Pashos | 05/07/2020 |
| Anthony Joseph Hanford | 11/07/2002 |
| Anthony Ross Tortorich | 05/10/2012 |
| Anthony Scariano III | 11/06/2014 |
| Anthoula Perros | 11/10/2005 |
| Audrey Kies Tokarz | 05/09/1985 |
| Barry N. Voorn | 11/01/1982 |
| Bernard David Ward | 11/01/1982 |
| Brian Vincent Lambert | 05/05/2016 |
| Briane E. Eggert | 11/10/2011 |
| Chadwick Joseph Kollross | 05/04/1993 |
| Christine McAsey Smith | 11/09/1995 |
| Christopher E. Cannonito | 11/05/1992 |
| Christopher Michael Ciciora | 06/19/2018 |
| Daniel Carroll Truesdale | 11/16/1984 |
| David Connelly Hurst | 11/09/1995 |
| David Gordon Seil | 05/19/1978 |
| David Preston Smith | 11/04/2010 |
| Diana Alta Wybourn | 11/09/1989 |
| Donald John Gould | 05/12/1989 |
| Donald Patrick Barton | 05/07/1992 |
| Dorothy Ann Weldy Seaborg | 11/05/1979 |
| Douglas Ennis Heathcock | 11/04/1993 |
| Douglas Phillip Martin | 11/09/1995 |
| Douglas Russell McKenna | 11/05/2009 |
| Douglas Winter Schlak | 10/24/1974 |
| Edward Michael Loughran Jr. | 05/13/1988 |
| Edward V. Sharkey | 05/10/1984 |
| Ernest Len Gowen | 05/20/1969 |
| Fabio Valentini | 12/17/1991 |
| Faizan Syed Ahmed | 01/16/2020 |
| Firas M. Abunada | 05/10/2012 |
| Francis Lawrence Murray | 11/10/2016 |
| Francis Michael Pawlak | 11/05/1981 |
| Frank Alan Hauenschild | 05/13/1988 |
| Frank J. Ibarra | 05/10/1984 |
| Franklin Anthony Celani Jr. | 10/24/1974 |
| Gary Douglas De Graff | 05/03/1982 |
| George Stephen Gatses | 11/01/1977 |
| Heather Ann Howard | 11/10/2005 |
| Howard S. Perry | 11/27/1972 |
| James F. Doyle | 11/05/1981 |
| James Thomas Moster Jr. | 05/20/1975 |
| Jamie Joseph Ray Holz | 05/07/2015 |
| Janice Friant Pena | 05/05/1983 |
| Jason Robert Craddock | 11/06/1997 |
| Jay Timothy O’Brien | 11/05/1981 |
| Jeffrey Michael McCarthy | 05/07/1992 |
| Jeremiah Richard Lewellen | 11/10/2011 |
| Jessica Manning Layhe | 11/05/2015 |
| John Charles Dent | 05/09/1996 |
| John Edward Boland | 05/13/1988 |
| John Francis Klunk | 11/07/1985 |
| John Robert Connor | 11/09/1995 |
| Joseph Robert Wydra | 05/01/2018 |
| Joseph Thomas Kucala Jr. | 11/08/2001 |
| Kathleen Creswell Cunningham | 05/07/1992 |
| Kelly Christine Mensik | 01/14/2021 |
| Kevin Patrick Gosewisch | 05/09/1991 |
| Kirsten E. Steeves | 05/04/1993 |
| Mark Joseph Weidman | 05/04/1993 |
| Mark M. Berardi | 11/10/2011 |
| Marshall W. Conick | 05/04/1993 |
| Mary Beth Szudarek | 11/06/2008 |
| Mary Jo Bonamino | 05/05/1994 |
| Maureen Anne Harton | 11/09/1983 |
| Maureen McCabe | 11/10/2021 |
| Mazyar Malek Hedayat | 05/02/1995 |
| Meghan Kate Risser-Maring | 10/10/2012 |
| Michael Anthony Clarke | 11/05/1987 |
| Michael F. Tomasek | 11/10/1994 |
| Michael Glenn Bouck | 11/08/2001 |
| Michael Thomas Conroy | 06/16/1986 |
| Michael Vartabedian | 03/11/2014 |
| Nathan Robert Sandoval | 11/05/2009 |
| Patrick John Canna | 11/01/2012 |
| Paul Anthony Passolano | 05/07/1992 |
| Peter George Gatses | 05/07/2015 |
| Philip Charles Milsk | 12/04/1973 |
| Pillara La-Krisha Henderson-Smith | 05/09/2002 |
| Quentin Connor Burrows | 11/06/1997 |
| Randy W. Degraff | 05/01/1980 |
| Richard S. Grenvich | 11/03/1978 |
| Robert John Zapolis | 10/29/1980 |
| Salman Mahmood Azam | 11/25/2003 |
| Scott Vincent Rozmus | 11/10/1994 |
| Sean Patrick Hussey | 05/04/2000 |
| Sheri Lynn Bianchin | 05/07/1992 |
| Terrence Joseph Wallace | 11/09/1989 |
| Thomas Anthony Konczal | 11/05/1979 |
| Tiffany Ansemoss Haddad | 01/14/2021 |
| Timothy Andrew Coyle | 11/08/2007 |
| Timothy Harvey Ehlers | 05/09/1985 |
| Timothy James Harris | 05/13/1988 |
| William Dyrcz | 05/13/1988 |
| William Eugene Hardesty | 11/09/2000 |
| William Patrick Drew III | 11/09/1989 |
| Yvette Andrzejewski Salcik | 11/07/1991 |
