89 active legal licenses in Wilmette as of May

There were 89 lawyers with active licenses to practice in Wilmette as of May, according to the ARDC of the Supreme Court of Illinois.

According to the ABA's 2025 National Lawyer Population Survey, Illinois had one of the highest concentrations of lawyers in the United States, with 61,945 resident active attorneys statewide.

That total places Illinois among a small group of states accounting for a significant share of the nation's legal workforce, reflecting its importance within the broader U.S. legal system.

As of June 2026, average lawyer salaries in Illinois ranged from $101,987 for an entry-level attorney handling routine legal work to $258,374 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 $191,228 in Illinois, compared to $187,607 nationwide.

Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this time period.

Lawyer Name	Name of Firm	License Grant Date
Acri, Robert C.	Robert C. Acri	05/05/1983
Ascherman, Louis T.	Louis T. Ascherman, Attorney	01/05/1980
Athanasopoulos, Diana Nancy	Athanasopoulos Law LLC	09/11/1995
Atkinson, Jeff John Frederick	Illinois Judicial Conference; Uniform Law Commission (and Some Publishers)	29/10/1977
Bass, Dara Michelle		09/05/2002
Berman, Richard Alan	Richard A. Berman	13/10/1976
Bewley, Christine M.		07/05/1992
Blanc, Steven David	Steven D Blanc Ltd	20/05/1988
Boyer, Randall Jason	Zucker & Boyer Ltd	08/11/2001
Boyer, Tory Zucker	Zucker & Boyer Ltd	08/11/2001
Brabeck, Jean Marie	C/o John Brabeck	05/11/1981
Brody, Jeffrey A.	Litigators, Inc.	05/11/1979
Buran, Ann Cathryn		03/01/1989
Calabrese, John Peter		04/05/2006
Carlson, James Frederick	Law Office of James F. Carlson	15/11/1971
Chupack, Edward Alan	Edward A. Chupack & Associates	01/05/1980
Collins, Patrick John		04/11/1999
Cyze, Mary Beth	Mary Beth Cyze, Attorney At Law	07/11/1985
Daffada, James Vincent	Leinenweber Barone & Daffada LLC	13/05/1988
DeCostanza, Susan LePeau	Garcia & DeCostanza, P.C.	06/11/2008
Di Lorenzo, Maria Florentyna		08/11/1990
Feldman, Stuart A.	Stuart A. Feldman P.C.	23/10/1976
Felix, Angelica Maria	Garcia & DeCostanza, P.C.	06/05/2010
Filice, Patrick Michael		31/10/2013
Garcia, Ruben M.	Ruben M. Garcia and Associates Ltd	05/05/1994
Gavin, John N.		17/12/1975
Greenstein, David Harold	David H. Greenstein, Esq.	28/11/1961
Gregory, Byron Louis	Byron Gregory LLC	17/11/1969
Grubbs, Monica Yvonne		07/11/2002
Harding, Heidi Demetrio		04/11/1999
Hedrick, William Kenneth	William K. Hedrick, Attorney at Law	16/11/1970
Henkel, Emily Noelle Baehl		10/11/2011
Hirsch, Timothy Earl	Law Office of Timothy E. Hirsch	05/11/1998
Hough, William Francis		09/05/2013
Howser, Richard Glen	Richard Howser	02/05/1977
Hutchinson, Charles Edward Jr.	Law Offices of Charles E. Hutchinson, LLC	31/10/2013
Jensen, Elizabeth Carroll Dudek		08/11/2001
Johnson, Eli Ryan	Johnson, Johnson & Associates, LLC	06/11/2008
Johnson, Kara Goldie	Johnson, Johnson & Associates, LLC	10/11/2011
Kaup, Anne Louise		04/05/2000
Kennedy, Carly Everett		05/05/2011
Kofoed, Russell M.	Russell M. Kofoed, Attorney At Law	18/11/1965
Kretchmar, Stuart Randolph	Kretchmar and Cecala, PC	08/11/2001
Lieber, Michael R.	Lieber Law Group LLC	07/11/1996
Mages, Lawrence Michael	Lawrence M. Mages	22/10/1968
Margolis, Sidney Bruce	Sidney B Margolis Ltd	17/05/1966
Martin, Elizabeth Napier		05/11/2009
Matousek, Joanne J.		05/11/1987
McManus, Mari-Rose	The Law Office of Mari-Rose McManus	08/05/1997
Moore, Lorrin Todd	Lorrin Moore	08/11/2018
Najarian, David Vaughn	NAJARIAN & NAJARIAN	01/05/1973
O'Brien, Daniel Mark		05/11/1998
O'Keefe, MaryAnne Boley		09/11/2000
O'Meara, Donald J. Jr.		07/11/1991
O'Reilly, Gregory W.	Law Office of Gregory W. O'Reilly	16/11/1984
Olchowka, Rachel McLaughlin	Fetch Rewards	06/11/2008
Orr, Marcia Beth		08/11/1972
Pearce, George Michael	Canning and Canning	05/11/1979
Pellegrino, Mark Anton		05/11/1992
Quinones, Carmen Migdalia	Law Offices of Carmen M. Quinones	12/05/1989
Radjenovich, Rade	Jeffrey Strange & Assoc.	07/11/1991
Rifkin, Gabriela Alejandra		08/11/2007
Roberg, Marilee		29/10/1977
Roberts, Robin Lee		06/11/1986
Rome, James Philip	James P. Rome, Ltd.	20/05/1975
Rosemeyer, Mary Ellen	The Rosemeyer Law Firm, LLC	29/10/1980
Schalka, Michael	Leinenweber Baroni & Daffada LLC	19/12/2017
Schiff, Elliot R.	Schiff Law Firm	27/11/1973
Shoshana, Karen L.		10/11/1994
Simard, Raymond Mark	Raymond M. Simard, PC	29/10/1977
Snider, Barbara Jean	Barbara J. Snider, Attorney at Law	05/11/1981
Sokol, Deborah Jean		05/11/1992
Sorosky, Sheldon Mitchell	Law Offices of Sheldon Sorosky Ltd.	16/05/1967
Spoeri, John W.	John Spoeri	05/11/1979
Steffenson, Douglas Staser		07/11/1991
Stein, Jeffrey M	Village of Wilmette	07/11/2002
Strange, Jeffrey	Jeffrey Strange & Associates	03/11/1978
Stremmel, Cole Andrew	Cole A. Stremmel, P.C.	05/11/1987
Sylvester, Patrick Sean	Sylvester Law Firm, PC	08/11/2001
Tan, Daniel Z.		07/05/2020
Tiao, Jennifer		06/11/2014
Vining, Patrick		09/11/2000
Whelan, Kelly Trahan		04/05/2006
White, Daniel Daxton	The White Law Group, LLC	06/11/2008
Williams, Katherine Ann		01/11/1982
Woods, Jeffrey David	The Woods Law Group, Ltd.	04/11/2004
Yamashiro, Maureen D.	Maureen Yamashiro	07/11/1985
Yust, Meena Miriam		07/05/2015
de La Torre, Jasmina Djordjevic	De La Torre Law, P.C.	05/11/1998

Information in this article was obtained from the ARDC of the Supreme Court of Illinois. The source data can be found here.