East Central Reporter

Cities within Clark County had a decline in the number of lawyers with active licenses compared to the previous month, according to the ARDC of the Supreme Court of Illinois.

In total, there were four active legal licenses recorded in cities in Clark County in February, compared to 5 in the previous month.

All of the licenses were granted in Marshall.

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.

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

Lawyer Name	Date of Admission
Joseph Raymond Schroeder	11/13/1975
Kyle Patrick Hutson	11/09/2006
Paul Edmund Wieck	05/03/1982
Richard J. Bernardoni	11/23/1976