Unchanged number of active legal licenses in Winnetka in May 2026
Overall, the city had a total of 63 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vincent M. Aquilino | 10/30/1973 | |
| Ian Matthew Barney | Barney & Hourihane, LLP | 11/10/2011 |
| Brooke Leslie Berning-Peppey | Padgitt, Padgitt & Peppey Ltd. | 11/09/1989 |
| Moria A. Bernstein | Law Offices of Moria Bernstein | 05/09/1996 |
| Marcia Louise Blumenthal | Marcia Blumenthal | 10/29/1977 |
| Thomas Carl Borders | Thomas C. Borders P.C. | 04/26/1979 |
| Philip S. Brewster | Brewster Law Firm LLC | 11/10/2005 |
| James David Burton | 12/23/1986 | |
| Moira Metzger Caserio | 11/06/1997 | |
| Mary Ellen Chadwick | Law Office Of Mary Chadwick | 11/07/1985 |
| Dean Bradley Chalmers | Chalmers & Nagel, P.C. | 11/04/1993 |
| Anne Margaret Coladarci | Coladarci and Coladarci | 11/10/1994 |
| John Andrew Coladarci | Coladarci and Coladarci | 11/08/1990 |
| Dana Shelton Connell | 11/01/1982 | |
| Phillip Andrew Couri | Couri and Couri | 11/09/1995 |
| David Savage Curry | 05/05/1983 | |
| Diane Marie Curtis | Diane Curtis | 11/05/1981 |
| Colleen Archer Daugherty | 11/08/2007 | |
| Merrill Kali Davis | The Davis Law Group, P.C. | 11/06/2014 |
| Christine Walsh Donnelly | 11/10/1994 | |
| Siobhan L. Dower | 10/31/2013 | |
| Fritz Lee Duda Jr. | REVA Development Partners LLC | 11/04/1993 |
| Ceylan Ayasli Eatherton | 11/10/2005 | |
| Peter James Eatherton | 11/10/2005 | |
| Kathryn Hamilton Fink | Kathryn Hamilton Fink, Attorney At Law | 11/01/1982 |
| Richard Mark Franklin | 11/27/1973 | |
| Gregory Andrew Frezados | Gregory A. Frezados, Esq. | 11/10/1994 |
| Charlotte Delano Bales Gosselin | 11/09/2006 | |
| Teresa Lynne Graham | 11/06/1986 | |
| Penelope Rusnack Greenspahn | 05/04/2000 | |
| Yoonhye Grace Ha | 01/03/2012 | |
| Daniel Brewster Hales | Daniel B. Hales | 12/27/1966 |
| Mark Richard Harms | Law Ofc of Mark R Harms | 11/27/1972 |
| Martha M. Hinkamp | 05/08/1997 | |
| Julie A. Hoffman | 11/08/1990 | |
| Melissa Marie Howlett | Howlett Mediation Services, LLC | 05/06/2004 |
| Barbara Jane Irwin | 05/03/1982 | |
| Thomas Francis Joyce | 11/05/1981 | |
| Thomas A. Knott | Wintrust Wealth Management | 01/16/1987 |
| Paul Turner Lively | 11/06/1973 | |
| Nicole Danielle Mayer | 11/04/2010 | |
| Michael John Melander | Padgitt, Padgitt & Peppey Ltd. | 05/08/2003 |
| Thomas Raymond Molitor | THOMAS R. MOLITOR | 05/09/1985 |
| Robert R. Mucci | Robert R. Mucci, Attorney At Law | 11/09/1983 |
| Michael Lawrence Mulhern | 11/06/1986 | |
| Stuart M. Nagel | Chalmers & Nagel, P.C. | 11/04/1993 |
| Cheryl L. O'Brien | 08/07/1997 | |
| John Daniel O'Malley Jr. | Eastgate Capital Advisors LLC | 05/12/1989 |
| Bridget Kathleen Orsic | 11/06/1997 | |
| Alexis Elizabeth Payne | 11/04/1999 | |
| William Daniel Pegg | The Pegg Law Group LLC | 05/05/2005 |
| Steven Michael Ritter | Michael Ritter & Associates, PC | 11/05/1979 |
| Robert Jeffers Ryan | Law Offices of Robert J. Ryan | 11/27/1973 |
| Derek Edward Schiller | DSD Realty Group | 05/08/1997 |
| Katherine Ann Siddon | O’Brien Legal Consulting LLC | 11/05/1998 |
| Lindsey Helaine Simon | Simon Compliance LLC | 05/08/1997 |
| James Edward Stahl | Stahl Law Offices | 04/23/1992 |
| Todd Jeffery Stephens | Law Office of Todd J. Stephens, PC | 11/07/1991 |
| Shameen Kiran Gupta Thakrar | Thakrar & Associates, P.C. | 11/09/2006 |
| Thomas L. Waldron III | 11/06/2008 | |
| Anders Christopher Wick | 05/10/2001 | |
| William Jerrard Wise | Wise & Stracks, Ltd. | 02/26/1959 |
| Wendy Klempner Zun | Law Offices of Wendy Zun | 05/10/1990 |