East Central Reporter

There were 10 lawyers with active licenses to practice law in cities within Crawford 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 11 lawyers with active licenses.

Countywide, Robinson recorded nine lawyers with active licenses in April, the highest number within a city in Crawford 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
Andrea Hoagland Prindable	04/11/1999
Cole Price Shaner	04/11/2010
Craig Owen Weber	06/11/1997
Esther Jae-Bok Cha	04/11/2010
Frank Jerald Weber	17/11/1969
James Steven Ayres	09/11/2006
James William Lane Jr.	07/05/1992
Kimberly A. Gray	07/11/1996
Rusty Keith Reinoehl	08/05/2008
William Kent Thomas	16/05/1972