Swansea saw no change in number of lawyers in May 2026

There was no change in the number of lawyers with active legal licenses in Swansea in May compared to the previous month, according to the ARDC of the Supreme Court of Illinois.

Overall, the city had a total of 16 lawyers with active licenses in May.

Illinois is home to the sixth-largest lawyer population in the U.S., with nearly 62,000 attorneys, according to the ABA's 2025 National Lawyer Population Survey.

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
Jeanine R. Armstrong	Illinois Attorney General	05/04/2000
Larry Owen Brockman	Larry O. Brockman, Ltd.	11/01/1982
Maureen A. Donaho		11/07/1991
Catherine Elizabeth Gavin		11/05/2015
William Patrick Gavin	Gavin Law Firm, LLC	10/29/1980
Kevin Michael Hazlett	Kevin M Hazlett LLC	05/07/1987
Dennis Joseph Jacknewitz	Jacknewitz Law Offices, PC	04/22/1974
Areda Antionette Johnson	Illinois Attorney General	11/06/2014
Mary Ellen Lopinot		11/05/1998
Christine Giacomini McClimans	Illinois Attorney General	05/10/1990
Allen George Mealey	Gateway Bankruptcy Group	11/08/2001
Caralyn Marie Olie	Ascential, Inc.	10/31/2013
William Howard Phillips	Illinois Attorney General	05/07/2009
Jennifer Renee Powell	Illinois Attorney General	11/01/2012
James Philip Stiehl	James P. Stiehl, Attorney at Law	11/29/1967
Ashley White	Illinois Attorney General	11/09/2017

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