Galesburg Reporter

There were 24 lawyers in good standing in cities within Knox County as of the second quarter of 2025, according to the ARDC of the Supreme Court of Illinois.

The number of lawyers with active licenses remained the same when compared to the previous quarter.

All of the licenses were granted in Galesburg.

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
Ashley Marie Worby	05/09/2013
Bartosz A. Wolek	11/05/2015
Bradley Alan Nolden	11/10/2011
Bryce Phillip Ball	11/09/2017
Chad Mathew Long	11/06/2008
Christopher William Kanthak	05/01/1981
Daniel Joseph O'Brien	11/04/2004
David Matthew Hansen	05/10/2007
Elisa Marie Nelson	11/09/2006
Grant Robert Gulovsen	11/05/1998
Ihsan Arman	11/10/2021
James David Blake	05/07/1998
James Howard Harrell	05/12/1989
Jeremy Stewart Karlin	05/02/1995
Jim E. Skinner	05/09/1996
John W. Robertson	04/23/1975
Jonathon Thomas Schlake	11/01/1982
Kimberly A. Norton	05/09/1991
Nelson Landon Hoyt IV	11/03/1978
Sabrina D. Stroops	11/06/2003
Sherry Lawson-Weaver	11/10/1994
Thomas Lee Pepmeyer	11/05/1981
Thomas Wayne McIntire	11/05/2009
Tracey L. Mergener	05/08/1986