Lansing: No change in number of lawyers with active licenses in May 2026

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

Overall, the city had a total of 13 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
James Joseph Adduci Jr.	james adduci attorney	05/21/1974
Jacqueline Joanne Agee	Law Offices of Dennis G Gianopolus PC	11/04/2004
Fred Michael Becker	Fred M Becker Attorney at Law	11/27/1972
Wendy L. Bendersky	Strategic Leasing Law Group, LLP	12/07/1999
Robert Christian Collins Jr.	Scott R. Wheaton & Associates	10/23/1976
Dennis George Gianopolus	Law Offices of Dennis G. Gianopolus, P.C.	05/10/1990
Kari Ann Legg	Attorney At Law	11/09/2000
Warren Lee Newell Jr.	W. Lee Newell, Jr.	11/17/1969
Luciano Panici Jr.	The Law Offices of Dennis G. Gianopolus, P.C.	11/05/2009
Karen Yvonne Ranos	Law Office of Karen Ranos LLC	11/09/2006
Angelo J. Vitiritti	The Law Offices of Scott R. Wheaton & Associates	05/10/1990
Catherine Vrdolyak	Catherine Vrdolyak	11/01/1982
Scott R. Wheaton	Scott R. Wheaton & Associates	11/07/1991

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