Wood River saw no change in number of lawyers in May 2026

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

Overall, the city had a total of six 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
Sarah Jeane Lukas	Unsell, Schattnik & Phillips, P.C.	11/09/2017
Shari L. Murphy	The Law Offices of Shari L. Murphy, LLC	11/06/2003
Bobby Lee Perica	The Perica Law Firm PC	05/05/1983
Erin Marie Phillips	Unsell, Schattnik & Phillips, P.C.	11/09/2006
Jane Elizabeth Wolf Unsell	Unsell, Schattnik & Phillips, P.C.	11/05/1979
Michael Ray Wesley	Law Office of Michael R. Wesley, LLC	11/06/2003

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