Ottawa: 56 lawyers with active licenses to practice law as of May

There were 56 lawyers with active licenses to practice in Ottawa 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
Adams, Jeremiah Michael	LaSalle County States Attorney	10/11/2005
Anderson, Mark Edward	LaSalle County State's Attorney	05/05/1994
Arado, Thomas Daniel	State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor	08/11/2001
Atwood, Nicholas Alexander	Illinois State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor	10/11/2016
Bellah, Jamie Lynn	Illinois State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor	07/11/2019
Berkland, Duane Allan	Duane A Berkland - Attorney At Law	07/11/2002
Bialon, Laura DeMichael	Illinois State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor	05/11/2009
Brenner, Anne Rebecca	Office of The State Appellate Defender	04/09/2020
Bukani, Adam	OSAD	28/01/2021
Burton, Richard Louis	Burton, Fuller & Associates, PC	01/11/1982
Butler, Matthew Galloy		21/12/2004
Cantlin, John Lawrence	The Cantlin Law Firm	18/04/1977
Durango, Santiago Alonso	Office of State Appellate Defender	09/05/1991
Eschbach, Robert Michael	Robert M. Eschbach, Attorney at Law	01/11/1977
Fabricius, Raymond Paul	Fabricius & Lindig	13/05/1988
Ferracuti, Alexis Petrina	Law Offices of Peter F. Ferracuti, P.C.	06/11/2014
Fisher, Mark David	Office of The State Appellate Defender	01/11/1982
Ganiere, Thomas Gregory	The Miskell Law Center, LLC	08/11/2001
Gavronski, Mathew George		09/11/2006
Gnidovec, Gary F.	State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor	19/05/1977
Goode, Jason Reynolds	Lasalle County State's Attorney Office	07/05/2009
Hamer, Ryan E.	Attorneys Kuleck and Hamer Ltd.	04/11/2004
Harrell, Brittany Paige	Illinois Appellate Court, Third District	13/05/2021
Hodges, Kendall Elizabeth	Prairie State Legal Services	07/05/2015
Hooper, Zachary Allen	Illinois Third District Appellate Court Research Department	04/11/2010
Hopkins Reed, Amber Lyn	Office of The State Appellate Defender	09/11/2017
Joseph, Justin T.	The Office of the State Appellate Defender	14/01/2021
Keene, William Kent	William Keene- Attorney at Law	08/11/1990
Kerestes, Alison Jane	LaSalle County State's Attorney's	10/11/2021
Kidder, Matthew James	La Salle County States Attorney	05/11/1998
Koenig, Jennifer H.	Fabricius & Lindig	05/11/1998
Kohut, Bryon Scott	Office of the State Appelate Defender, Third District Office	10/11/2005
Leigh, Keith R.	The Cantlin Law Firm	30/10/1973
Ludwinski, Matthew Gordon	The Law Offices of Peter F. Ferracuti, P.C.	10/05/2001
Marsh, Alan Bartky	White, Marsh, Anderson, Martin, Vickers, Deobler & Goode	29/11/1966
Martin, Paul V.	White Marsh Anderson Martin Vickers Deobler & Goode	06/11/1973
Meredith, Christy Lynn	Stephens & Meredith	07/11/1996
Mikula, Joseph Scott		10/11/1994
Miskell, Eric Lee	The Miskell Law Center LLC	05/05/1994
Navarro, Korin Ivon	State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor	07/05/2020
Nicolosi, Justin Andrew	Illinois State's Attorney's Appellate Prosecutor	08/11/2007
Parsons, Drew Charles		05/11/2009
Raymond, Stephanie Lorelle	Illinois State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor	05/05/2016
Rooney Steben, Megan Marie	Prairie State Legal Services	14/01/2021
Seigler, Darrell Keith	Darrell K. Seigler, LTD	05/11/1979
Smith, Nigel Steven	Burton, Fuller & Associates, P.C.	06/11/2003
Stephens, Kyle Lewis	Stephens & Meredith	10/11/1988
Steward, Kevin Dennis	The First National Bank of Ottawa	06/11/2008
Sticka, Greg Christopher	LaSalle County States Attorneys Office	06/11/1997
Taylor, Kelly Marie	Office of the State Appellate Defender, 3rd Judicial District	31/10/2013
Theodoratos, Jessica	ILSAAP	14/01/2021
Van Diggelen, Lauren Marie	Third District Illinois Appellate Court	10/11/2016
Vickers, John Francis	White Marsh Anderson Martin Vickers Deobler and Goode	19/05/1978
Weaver, Adam Nicholas	Office of The State Appellate Defender	09/11/2017
Wiegman, Jay	Office of The State Appellate Defender	05/11/1992
Wiggins, Steven Lee	Law Office of Steven L. Wiggins LLC	05/05/1994

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