Kane County Reporter

There were 145 lawyers with active licenses to practice law in cities within Kane County as of April, according to the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) of the Supreme Court of Illinois.

This is a decrease from the previous month, when there were 146 lawyers with active licenses.

Countywide, Geneva recorded 88 lawyers with active licenses in April, the highest number within a city in Kane County during that period.

According to the ABA’s 2024 Profile of the Legal Profession, Illinois had the fourth-highest number of lawyers per capita in the United States, with nearly five lawyers per 1,000 residents.

Illinois is home to the fifth-largest lawyer population in the U.S., with over 62,000 attorneys, according to the ABA’s 2024 Profile of the Legal Profession.

As of March 2025, average lawyer salaries in Illinois ranged from $107,027 for an entry-level attorney handling routine legal work to $224,163 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 $178,994 in Illinois, compared to $174,969 nationwide.

Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this period.

Lawyer Name	Date of Admission
Aaron Jason Lytle	07/10/1999
Andrea Kaye Carroll	04/11/2004
Andrew James Mayer	07/11/2002
Angelo Michael Marroquin Jr.	06/11/2014
Ann Saywitz Coffey	06/11/1986
August William Domel Jr.	05/11/1992
Bret Koch Pufahl	04/05/2017
Bridget Ann Sabbia	09/11/1995
Bridget Greeley Wrobel	08/11/2001
Catherine Marie Cote' Reif	05/05/2011
Charles Anthony Radovich	17/04/1974
Charles Russell Rea	09/05/1985
Christina Mendiola	08/05/1997
Christine S. Marshall	13/08/1986
Christine Sue Janis	10/11/2016
Christopher James Scott	09/11/2000
Chrystal Camille Knight	08/11/1990
Colette Marie Degrange	14/01/2021
Colleen Gaye Thomas	10/11/1994
Constance Burnett Renzi	06/11/1986
Courtlan Lee Coppler	06/11/2003
Craig Bott	07/11/2019
Daniel Edward O'Brien	09/11/1989
Daniel Francis Konicek	08/11/1990
Danielle C. Bilotto	05/05/2005
David Anthony Rutter	09/05/2002
David Lee Janota	23/12/1976
David M. Kozlowski	05/11/1987
David William Porter	01/11/1982
Dawn Carol Wrona	05/11/1992
Dennis Shere	06/11/2003
Dianne Lenert Hurrell	09/11/1989
Donald Allyn O'Brien	29/04/1977
Donna Marie Bucko	08/05/2003
Doris J. Ealey	05/11/1992
Earl Alexander Vergara	10/05/2007
Edward W. Moltzen	14/11/1968
Elizabeth Ann Bettag	14/01/2021
Elizabeth Christine Chavez	10/11/2016
Eric J. Ryan	08/11/2001
Eric James Johnson	04/11/2010
Erik Joseph Anderson	04/11/2004
Erin Marie Brady	08/11/2007
Evan Rayman	07/11/1991
Gerald A. Wiel	05/11/1981
Grant Richard Markuson	08/11/1990
Jack C. Lai	04/11/1999
James Gerard Bradtke	01/11/1982
James John Drake	20/05/1994
James Martin Kiss	19/05/1978
Jason Dwight King	04/11/1999
Jason Michael Shanahan	08/11/2007
Jay L. Dahl	26/04/1979
Jeffrey Bruce Murdoch	09/11/2000
Jeffrey L. Benson	08/11/1990
Jennifer K. Soule	10/11/1988
John Craig Ireland	04/11/2004
John Joseph Castaneda	07/05/1987
John Michael O'Halloran	26/11/1974
John Randal Kopp	07/05/2009
John Robert Bush	14/11/1989
John Sheridan Burke	07/05/1992
Joseph Frank Suareo	08/11/2018
Joseph Patrick Kelly	04/11/2004
Joshua D. Lloyd	31/10/2013
Judy Tiantian Chen	05/11/2009
Justin Mark Hastings	10/11/2016
Karen Frances Stebbins	07/05/2009
Karen Ruth Blumhardt	17/05/1985
Karen Stade Krill	09/11/1989
Karrsten Goettel	06/11/1997
Kathleen Ann Reid	05/11/1998
Kathleen Currie Chavez	05/11/1998
Kathleen M. Kemmerling	05/11/1998
Kathleen Marie Paravola	07/05/1987
Kathy A. Dietz	08/11/1990
Kelly Kay Lambert	09/11/1989
Kenneth Edward Johnson	05/11/1992
Kimberly Anne Meyers	10/11/2005
Kristin Nicole Suchy	31/10/2013
Laura Elizabeth Skaar	07/11/2019
Laura M. Julien	10/11/2011
Laura Maria Pollastrini	04/05/2006
Laura R. Shure-Hauser	09/05/2002
Laura Ruth Mikulski	04/11/1993
Lidia E. Serrano	10/05/2001
Lillian Marie Mayer	07/11/2002
Linda M. Krieg	05/05/1994
Lloyd Charles Chatfield II	06/05/2010
Marcy Lauren Angsurat	04/11/2004
Marios Nicholas Karayannis	06/11/1986
Marissa Rivera Hanson	19/11/2009
Martha Ann Swatek	05/11/1992
Martin V. Kugia	09/11/1995
Mary Ellen Pelling Hulce	04/12/1975
Marzena Chwistek Van De Burgt	04/05/1993
Matthew Daniel Robinson	09/11/2006
Matthew David Pullman	09/11/1995
Matthew James Haiduk	09/11/2000
Michael F. Lacava	05/11/2015
Michael James Chiero	04/11/1993
Michael P. Lusk	06/05/1999
Michael Paul Hellman	06/05/1999
Natalie Anastasia Momoh	06/11/2008
Neil Joseph Adams	04/11/1993
Nicholas E. Scarpelli	04/05/2000
Nicholas Marios Karayannis	07/11/2019
Nicole Alexandra Jaderberg	12/03/2018
Nydia Molina	07/11/2002
Patrick John Crimmins	16/05/1987
Patrick Michael Colgan	04/05/2006
Patrick Michael Griffin	09/11/1995
Paul Alan Heinrich	07/05/1987
Paul Danielson	13/08/2021
Paul Francis Conarty	21/05/1968
Peter Legrand	08/11/2018
Raymond F. Dalton Jr.	05/11/1979
Richard Cornell Imming	18/11/1963
Richard J. Hendricks	06/11/1986
Richard L. Williams	09/11/1995
Rita Louise Lowery Gitchell	09/05/1985
Robert Samuel McCarty	09/11/1989
Roy Martin Harsch	23/04/1974
Ruth E. Stelzman	30/04/1975
Ryan Gordon Zaborowski	10/11/2011
Sara Suzanne Kim	08/01/2008
Scott C. Lascari	06/11/1997
Scott Drumheller	07/05/1998
Shannon Nicole Sonthipanya	31/10/2013
Sharon Therese Moran	08/05/1997
Stacey Marie Rhody	04/05/2000
Stephanie Lackey Butler	10/11/2005
Steven Angshed Andersson	05/11/1992
Steven James Lemon	08/11/1990
Susan Miller Fallon	05/05/2005
Susan Wehling Rogaliner	07/11/1991
Tara Marie Grimm	10/05/2007
Taylor Spooner	13/05/2021
Theodore Michael Gross	06/11/1997
Timothy Daniel O'Neil	07/11/1985
Timothy David Whitney	04/11/1999
Vincent James Elders	04/11/1993
W. Clyde Jones III	16/05/1967
William Byron Blanchard	27/11/1973
William Joseph Hoffmann	04/05/1993