Unchanged number of lawyers with active licenses within Homewood in May 2026
Overall, the city had a total of 33 lawyers with active licenses in May.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aderibigbe Ade Adekoya | Adekoya Law Group, a division of Adekoya & Associates, LLC | 12/03/2002 |
| Laurie Ann Blazej | MJMC, Inc. | 11/10/1988 |
| Thomas Edward Brabec | Law Offices of Thomas E Brabec | 11/05/1981 |
| William J. Bryan | William J. Bryan | 11/03/1978 |
| Michael Francis Burns | Briones & Burns | 11/09/1983 |
| William Patrick Butcher | William P. Butcher | 11/08/1990 |
| Eric J. Cameron | Eric J. Cameron Attorney at Law | 11/04/1993 |
| Patrick Thomas Carey | The Carey Law Group, LLC | 05/01/1980 |
| Mark Dennis Cladis | Law Offices of Mark Cladis | 05/10/1984 |
| Christopher J. Cummings | Christopher J. Cummings, P.C. | 11/16/1984 |
| Jeffery Dean Dillard | Dillard and Noel | 11/09/1989 |
| Josephine Ann Evely | Illinois Central Railroad Company | 09/30/2019 |
| Ernest Brandon Fenton | Law Office of Ernest B. Fenton, PC | 11/05/1998 |
| Michelle Nicole Ferguson | Greenberg & Sinkovits, LLC | 11/04/2010 |
| Karla Marie Fiaoni | Law Office of Karla Fiaoni and Associates | 05/12/1989 |
| John B. Furlan | Illinois Central Railroad Company | 11/08/1990 |
| Thomas Alan Gilley | Thomas A. Gilley | 11/05/1979 |
| Philip Lee Goldberg | 11/10/1988 | |
| Florence E. Hardy | The Stuttley Group | 05/09/2013 |
| Daniel Djuro Hinich | The Law Office of Daniel D. Hinich | 11/07/1991 |
| William Eckhardt Hofmann | Law Offices of William E. Hofmann | 10/10/1974 |
| Vanessa Rene Hope | Vanessa R. Hope & Associates | 12/09/1997 |
| Joyce Miriam Jezeer | 05/09/2019 | |
| Mark D. Mathewson | Mathewson and Mathewson, P.C. | 11/07/1985 |
| Jena Marie Noel | Dillard & Noel | 11/05/1987 |
| John Robert Petruszak | South Suburban Housing Center | 11/01/1982 |
| Robert C.J. Reilly Jr. | Reilly Law Office | 05/09/1996 |
| John Robert Russell | John R. Russell, Ltd. | 11/09/1989 |
| Keenan J. Saulter | Saulter Law P.C. | 11/09/2000 |
| Therese Marie Schafer | Law Office of Therese Schafer | 11/09/1989 |
| Patrick Stephen Smith | 11/10/1988 | |
| Mark Nicholas Stanfa | 11/04/2010 | |
| India Noelle Winbush | India Winbush Attorney At Law | 10/31/2013 |