Unchanged number of active legal licenses in North Chicago in May 2026
Overall, the city had a total of 47 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aamer Syed Ahmed | AbbVie Inc. | 11/04/2004 |
| Emily Anne Alexander | AbbVie Inc. | 07/20/2017 |
| Puneet Kumar Arora | AbbVie Inc. | 11/08/2007 |
| Fred Wilson Blakeslee II | AbbVie Inc. | 11/07/2002 |
| Robert Jack Blazejowski | AbbVie Inc. | 11/08/2001 |
| Timothy William Boarini | AbbVie Inc. | 11/04/2004 |
| Laura A. Brake | AbbVie Inc. | 11/09/2006 |
| Melissa Gadowski Brunette | AbbVie Inc. | 11/04/2004 |
| Amelia M. Chapple | AbbVie | 11/06/2014 |
| Portia Chen | AbbVie Inc. | 05/07/1998 |
| Konstantina Christopoulos | 11/05/2009 | |
| Kendric Maurice Cobb | AbbVie Inc. | 11/04/2004 |
| Patricia Rea Coleman James | AbbVie Inc | 08/16/2005 |
| Jeffrey Aaron Colvin | AbbVie Inc. | 11/06/2003 |
| Adam Barrett Conway | AbbVie Inc. | 11/10/2011 |
| Amy Cook | AbbVie Inc. | 11/07/1996 |
| Johanna Marie Corbin | AbbVie Inc | 11/07/2002 |
| Jeffrey Michael Cox | USMEPCOM HQ | 05/07/1992 |
| Justin Guyant Crouse | AbbVie Inc. | 11/09/2006 |
| Ying Deng | AbbVie Inc. | 11/04/2010 |
| Lamis Ghassan Eli | AbbVie Inc. | 11/01/2012 |
| Renata Anna Evtimov | AbbVie Inc. | 05/09/2013 |
| Linda Robin Friedlieb | AbbVie Inc | 11/10/2005 |
| Matthew William Gasaway | AbbVie, Inc. | 11/08/2001 |
| Mark Genrizi | N/A | 11/06/2003 |
| Puamuh Tambangre Ghogomu II | 05/05/2005 | |
| Daniel Robert Glassenberg | AbbVie, Inc | 11/06/1997 |
| Paul Chase Hammond | AbbVie | 11/08/2007 |
| Matthew Christopher Houchens | AbbVie Inc. | 11/06/1997 |
| Bruce A. Jefferson | Rosalind Franklin University | 11/09/1983 |
| Melissa Joy Kaplan | AbbVie | 05/05/1994 |
| Daniel Howard Krakman | AbbVie, Inc. | 11/05/1987 |
| Daniel Sean Patrick Lacy | Office of the Secretary of Defense - USMEPCOM | 12/01/2010 |
| Jennifer Muzzo Lagunas | AbbVie Inc. | 11/06/2003 |
| David Max Layfer | AbbVie Inc | 11/09/2006 |
| Allison Marie Marks | AbbVie Inc. | 11/10/2011 |
| Mariah Elizabeth Moran | 11/09/2000 | |
| Abigail Bunce Morgan | AbbVie Inc. | 11/06/2014 |
| John MacGregor Murray | AbbVie Inc. | 09/27/2018 |
| Lydia Nikolova Nenow | AbbVie Inc. | 03/27/2008 |
| Tolani Oluwatomi Odutayo | 05/09/2019 | |
| Bradford Jack Patrick | AbbVie Inc. | 12/08/2010 |
| Bryan Alexander Pennington | 05/31/2016 | |
| Jillian Elsbeth Rice | AbbVie Inc. | 11/06/2003 |
| Christopher M. Rodgers | 11/10/2011 | |
| Judith A. Soto | AbbVie Inc. | 11/01/2012 |
| Patrick Alexander Sutton | AbbVie | 11/05/2009 |