Support Staff
Molly Roedl
Firm Administrator
Molly Roedl is currently the Firm Administrator for Law Group Ltd. In that role she supervises all administrative matters for the firm, including management reports, personnel, timekeeping, permanent client history data, billing, supplies, payroll, and accounting.
Molly resides in Vandalia, Illinois with her husband Nathan and their three children. In her free time, Molly loves spending time with family and friends. She also enjoys to read and crochet.
Abby Hartke
Assistant Firm Administrator
Abby rejoined the Law Group in May of 2024 after receiving her Master Degree of Art in Studio Art from Eastern Illinois University. After serving as a file clerk at the Law Group from 2020 to 2021, she now assists both the firm administration department and the title insurance department. Outside of her office hours, she also serves as a part-time instructor at Lake Land College.
Abby currently resides in Effingham, Illinois.
Josie Byers
Title Assistant
Josie joined the Law Group in July 2022. Ms. Byers started as a Legal Assistant and subsequently moved to the title department as a Title Assistant. She now assists all of the attorneys of the Law Group with real estate transactions and title insurance work.
Josie currently resides in Effingham with her daughter, Harper, and two dogs, Harley and Mila.
Shelby Wilkinson
Title Assistant
Shelby joined the Law Group in April of 2024. Shelby is responsible for various aspects involving title insurance and real estate transactions. Shelby graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor’s degree in history and minored in premodern global studies and anthropology.
She currently resides in Effingham with her two cats, Fleetwood and Franklin.
Kyla Zerrusen-Johnson
Title Assistant
Kyla joined the Law Group in December of 2025. Ms. Zerrusen-Johnson serves as a Title Assistant for the firm by assisting the attorneys in various aspects within the title department.
Kyla resides in Ingraham with her dog Titan. She enjoys traveling and listening to all genres of music in her spare time.
Kyra Willenborg
Legal Assistant
Kyra Willenborg joined the Law Group in May of 2001. Kyra prepares motions, jury instructions, and settlement brochures for personal injury and workers’ compensation cases. Ms. Willenborg is also responsible for preparation of marital dissolution and child custody documents such as petitions, marital settlement agreements, judgments and orders of protection.
Kyra currently resides in rural Vandalia with her husband, Brian, and their son, Brock.
Brenda Will
Legal Assistant
Brenda joined The Law Group in August of 2020. Brenda is responsible for preparing estate planning documents such as wills, codicils, trusts and power of attorney. Brenda also prepares contracts and related documents, and files documents relating to probate including petitions, notices and inventories.
Brenda and her husband Frank reside in Sigel. They have two daughters, Shelby (Will) Montgomery and Kaitlyn.
Kendra Lorton
Legal Assistant
Kendra Lorton joined the Law Group in October of 2022. Kendra is responsible for preparing annual meeting minutes and filing annual reports for corporate clients. She also prepares various estate planning documents.
Kendra currently resides in Ramsey, Illinois with her husband, Jerad, and their two children Abigail and Andrew. She loves spending time with her family and animals. In her spare time she enjoys riding with her family on their side by side.
Michaela Engel
Legal Assistant
Michaela Engel currently assists attorney Meeker with the preparation of various legal documents and the filing of litigation matters.
Michaela resides in Kinmundy, IL. She holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in business administration and a minor in management.
Kayla Ellis
Legal Assistant
Kayla joined the Law Group in September of 2024 and is assistant to attorney Jared N. Schwarz and Karson E. Pruemer. Kayla is primarily responsible for preparing various estate planning documents, probate documents, and scheduling appointments for both attorneys.
Kayla currently resides with her family in Altamont.
Felicia Connell
Legal Assistant
Felicia Connell began working for the Law Group in August 2023. She is primarily responsible for the filing and keeping of records for the firm at the Vandalia office location.
Felicia currently resides in Vandalia, Illinois with her two daughters Jordyn and Olivia.
Lyndsey Walk
Legal Assistant
Lyndsey Walk began working for the Law Group in September of 2024. She is primarily responsible for the filing and keeping of records for the firm at the Effingham location. Lyndsey is a graduate of Teutopolis High School. She also graduated from Lake Land
College with an Associate’s Degree of Applied Science in Administrative Assistance.
Lyndsey currently resides in Effingham, Illinois with her son, Wilson, and her cat, Ruby. In her free time, Lyndsey enjoys spending time outdoors and with her family and friends.
Toni Schooley
Legal Assistant
Toni joined the Law Group in June of 2025 and she is the legal assistant to attorney Jared N. Schwarz. Toni is primarily responsible for preparing various estate planning documents, probate documents, LLC formation document, and assisting attorney Schwarz with the filing of estate tax returns.
Toni currently resides with her family in Beecher City.
Stephanie Vargas
Legal Assistant
Stephanie Vargas joined the Law Group in October of 2025. Stephanie currently assists attorney Fitch with preparation of motions, e-filing pleadings, managing attorney Fitch’s calendar, and assisting with client coordination. Stephanie brings years of legal support staff experience holding Associate Degrees in Legal Office, Executive Office, and Data Processing.
Stephanie currently resides in Pana with her husband, Eric, and their three children Seth, Krista, and Olivia.
Sophia Wolfe
File Clerk
Sophia joined the Law Group in November 2025. Ms. Wolfe holds a bachelor’s degree in business management.
She resides in Flora, Illinois with her boyfriend Kris and two dogs Augustus Wayne and Isabella Ann. In her free time she enjoys sewing and hunting with her boyfriend Kris.
Keri Kistler
Receptionist
Keri is currently the Vandalia office receptionist. Her duties include answering the telephone, opening case files, updating client information, and the performance of other various tasks as needed.
She resides in Vandalia, Illinois with her husband. They have two sons and one grandson.
Jaiden Coleman
Receptionist
Jaiden joined the Law Group in October of 2025. Jaiden is responsible for various aspects involving the Effingham office front desk including answer the telephone, taking client messages, opening files, and updating client information in the firm’s internal systems.
In her free time, she enjoys spending quality time with her family and friends or doing activities with her son. Jaiden currently resides in Watson with her son, Lindell, and her two cats, Stevie and Wednesday.