Galesburg Reporter

There were 24 lawyers with active licenses to practice law in cities within Knox County as of June, according to the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) of the Supreme Court of Illinois.

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

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