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Illinois Attorney License Lookup

Search 206,900 attorneys registered with the Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) by name or bar number. Every record shows the official license status and as-of date.

206,900
currently registered attorneys
Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission publishes no single roster total; verified against the ABA resident-active benchmark (62,093)
84,758
on active status
reconciles to Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission 85,068 active/registered (-0.4%)
59,798+
active with a Illinois business address
lower bound; 2,746 actives have no address on file

How to verify a Illinois attorney

  1. Search the attorney by name or bar number in the search box above — it pulls the official Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) record.
  2. Confirm the license status reads "active" (not suspended, disbarred, inactive, or not eligible).
  3. Check the disciplinary standing — disbarred or suspended is a public record you can see before you hire.
  4. Cross-check the bar number and admission year against anything the attorney told you.

Illinois attorneys — last name “O”

Active Illinois attorneys with last names starting “O.” Use the search box above for an exact name or bar number.

Donald Allyn O'Brien

Geneva, IL

Active
Bar #
0966728a-ab64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
1977 · 49 yrs
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Dennis Sean O'Brien

Chicago, IL

Active
Bar #
2ce9574d-ab64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
1978 · 48 yrs
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James Vincent O'Brien

Brentwood, MO

Active
Bar #
b73da1bc-ab64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
1980 · 46 yrs
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Jay Timothy O'Brien

Mokena, IL

Active
Bar #
6ecc8e5f-ab64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
1981 · 45 yrs
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Darren William O'Brien

Orland Park, IL

Active
Bar #
b9d54ac6-aa64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
1983 · 43 yrs
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James Patrick O'Brien

Chicago, IL

Active
Bar #
e95322b5-a964-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
1983 · 43 yrs
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Norah A. O'Brian

West Bloomfield, MI

Active
Bar #
bb729859-ab64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
1985 · 41 yrs
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Daniel Edward O'Brien

Geneva, IL

Active
Bar #
29873aa3-a964-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
1989 · 37 yrs
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Gerard James O'Brien

Palatine, IL

Active
Bar #
21fa2497-a964-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
1989 · 37 yrs
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Anne Maureen O'Brien

Chicago, IL

Active
Bar #
866f19c7-a964-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
1991 · 35 yrs
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Daniel W. L. O'Brien

Carlinville, IL

Active
Bar #
d687029c-aa64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
1991 · 35 yrs
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Candace Marie O'Brien

Miami, FL

Active
Bar #
229adb21-aa64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
1992 · 34 yrs
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Daniel Emmett O'Brien

Chicago, IL

Active
Bar #
7d2e399d-a964-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
1992 · 34 yrs
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Dana Keone O'Banion

Rosemont, IL

Active
Bar #
c1fc10cd-a964-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
1993 · 33 yrs
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Brien Joseph O'Brien

IL attorney

Active
Bar #
fe14b927-ab64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
1993 · 33 yrs
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Andrew A. O'Brien

Saint Louis, MO

Active
Bar #
694521c1-a964-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
1995 · 31 yrs
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Brendan Alan O'Brien

IL attorney

Active
Bar #
12981c91-a964-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
1996 · 30 yrs
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Charles Thomas II O'Brien

Stamford, CT

Active
Bar #
0d8852f1-aa64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
1997 · 29 yrs
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Cheryl L. O'Brien

Winnetka, IL

Active
Bar #
5a9f520f-ab64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
1997 · 29 yrs
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Dana N. O'Brien

Chicago, IL

Active
Bar #
95f92497-a964-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
1998 · 28 yrs
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Daniel Mark O'Brien

Wilmette, IL

Active
Bar #
82385d15-ab64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
1998 · 28 yrs
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Donal Maurice O'Brien

Chicago, IL

Active
Bar #
419f520f-ab64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
1998 · 28 yrs
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Anthony Michael O'Brien

Chicago, IL

Active
Bar #
182adbd8-aa64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2000 · 26 yrs
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Erin Elizabeth O'Brien

Chicago, IL

Active
Bar #
6b0aa371-ab64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2000 · 26 yrs
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Barton James O'Brien

Chicago, IL

Active
Bar #
191a9765-ab64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2002 · 24 yrs
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Andrew Patrick O'Brien

Chicago, IL

Active
Bar #
48ea9a09-aa64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2003 · 23 yrs
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Bridget Kathleen O'Brien

Markham, IL

Active
Bar #
de1b9765-ab64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2004 · 22 yrs
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Colin Thomas Jefferson O'Brien

Chicago, IL

Active
Bar #
d3400de5-aa64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2004 · 22 yrs
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Daniel Joseph O'Brien

Springfield, IL

Active
Bar #
0da47a03-aa64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2004 · 22 yrs
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Erin Webster O'Brien

Joliet, IL

Active
Bar #
9d592fc0-aa64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2004 · 22 yrs
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Alexander Scott O'Brien

Kankakee, IL

Active
Bar #
0b7019c7-a964-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2006 · 20 yrs
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Elizabeth Ann O'Brien

Atlanta, GA

Active
Bar #
8ca515df-aa64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2006 · 20 yrs
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Elizabeth Colsant O'Brien

Chicago, IL

Active
Bar #
8b6843ae-aa64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2006 · 20 yrs
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Eleanor Kennedy O'Brien

Chicago, IL

Active
Bar #
77a57a03-aa64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2008 · 18 yrs
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Shannon Frances O'Boye

Northbrook, IL

Active
Bar #
b58552f1-aa64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2009 · 17 yrs
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Erin Lucille O'Boyle

Springfield, IL

Active
Bar #
2d5222b5-a964-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2009 · 17 yrs
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Daniel Mark O'Brien

Chicago, IL

Active
Bar #
b80d00c9-ab64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2009 · 17 yrs
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Conor Logan O'Brien

Denver, CO

Active
Bar #
5d1832a9-a964-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2010 · 16 yrs
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Erin Elizabeth O'Brien

Chicago, IL

Active
Bar #
650e00c9-ab64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2011 · 15 yrs
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Claire Kaltenbach O'Brien

St. Louis, MO

Active
Bar #
cc024ffd-aa64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2013 · 13 yrs
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Emily O'Brien

Chicago, IL

Active
Bar #
55df248b-a964-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2013 · 13 yrs
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Susan E. O'Banion

Riverwoods, IL

Active
Bar #
68f4f37d-ab64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2014 · 12 yrs
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Jason Charles O'Brien

Fpo

Active
Bar #
5dcf5aeb-aa64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2014 · 12 yrs
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Jennifer Lynn O'Brien

Alexandria, VA

Active
Bar #
2b0d5df7-a964-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2014 · 12 yrs
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Casey Kathleen O'Brien

Minneapolis, MN

Active
Bar #
20981c91-a964-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2017 · 9 yrs
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Daniel Richard O'Brien

St. Louis, MO

Active
Bar #
9ba5920f-aa64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2017 · 9 yrs
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Jeffrey Michael O'Brien

Quncy, IL

Active
Bar #
1a2e399d-a964-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2018 · 8 yrs
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Donncha O Tuama

Dallas, TX

Active
Bar #
86264a09-ab64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2019 · 7 yrs
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Sean Patrick O Sullivan

Lebanon, TN

Active
Bar #
7060683a-ab64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2020 · 6 yrs
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David Joseph O Connor

Chicago, IL

Active
Bar #
d42c2fd1-7848-ec11-b842-000d3a90a8fc
Admitted
2021 · 5 yrs
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Kaitlyn Marie O'Boye

Chicago, IL

Active
Bar #
5ee920ab-71b2-eb11-b81e-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2021 · 5 yrs
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Ashlyn Christine O'Brien

Morrisville, NC

Active
Bar #
d0024aeb-71b2-eb11-b81e-000d3a9f4eeb
Admitted
2021 · 5 yrs
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Camille O'Brien

Chicago, IL

Active
Bar #
705cb3d9-70de-eb11-b82f-000d3a907e09
Admitted
2021 · 5 yrs
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Emily A. O'Brien

Lansing, MI

Active
Bar #
09302fd1-7848-ec11-b842-000d3a90a8fc
Admitted
2021 · 5 yrs
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James Patrick O'Brien

Chicago, IL

Active
Bar #
77302fd1-7848-ec11-b842-000d3a90a8fc
Admitted
2021 · 5 yrs
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Jeffrey O'Boyle

Wheaton, IL

Active
Bar #
7aac629b-eb6c-ed11-b85c-000d3a90a8fc
Admitted
2022 · 4 yrs
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Seamus O Connor

Arlington Heights, IL

Active
Bar #
5646c806-ffbe-f011-b8ac-000d3a92ce24
Admitted
2025 · 1 yr
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Matthew James O'Boyle

Chicago, IL

Active
Bar #
e849c806-ffbe-f011-b8ac-000d3a92ce24
Admitted
2025 · 1 yr
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Catherine Rose Clinton O'Brien

Chicago, IL

Active
Bar #
e047c806-ffbe-f011-b8ac-000d3a92ce24
Admitted
2025 · 1 yr
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Robert Ames O'Boyle

Chicago, IL

Active
Bar #
f5a99801-ef55-f111-b8c7-000d3a92ce24
Admitted
2026 · 0 yrs
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Disciplinary actions

See Illinois attorney disciplinary actions (2,992 attorneys currently disbarred or suspended of record).

Frequently asked questions

How do I check if a lawyer is licensed in Illinois?

Search their name or bar number in the lookup above. It returns the official Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) record, including current license status and admission year. If no record comes back, the person may not be licensed in Illinois.

How many attorneys are registered in Illinois?

206,900 attorneys are registered with the Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission (ARDC), and 84,758 are on active status. Every record here shows the official license status and as-of date.

Is Illinois attorney discipline public?

Yes. License status, including disbarment and suspension of record, is public information published by the Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission (ARDC). 2,992 Illinois attorneys are currently disbarred or suspended of record.

What is a bar number?

A bar number is the unique ID the Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) assigns to each admitted attorney. It is the most reliable way to confirm you are looking at the right person, especially for common names.

Does this cost anything?

No. Looking up a Illinois attorney's license and disciplinary standing on this site is free and requires no account.

Data sources & last updated

This site republishes official public records and is not legal advice, a lawyer referral service, or a consumer reporting agency. Information here may not be used to make decisions about employment, tenancy, or credit (FCRA). Records are shown as published by their official sources and may contain errors or be out of date; consult the linked official source to verify. To correct or dispute a record, contact the licensing authority of record.