There were 28 active legal licenses in Orleans County in February, compared to 32 the month before.
Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this time period.
New York State has the most lawyers of any US state, yet it is also home to legal deserts. Orleans County, with a population of 40,000 residents, has less than one lawyer per every 1,000 residents.
Nearly 75 percent of rural New York State attorneys are 45-years-old or older, which was one of the most concerning findings from a report on rural law practice. The report predicted that most rural lawyers in New York State will retire within 30 years and not be replaced by younger attorneys.
The average salary for an attorney working in New York State is $109,218 per year.
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm | Year of License Granted |
|---|---|---|
| John M. Dailey | John M. Dailey | 1955 |
| Thomas Cornelius MacK | 1964 | |
| Bruce Richard Schmidt | Bruce R. Schmidt | 1966 |
| David Carl Schubel | WSM Elder Law, P.C. | 1974 |
| Lance J. Mark | Mark & Graber, PLLC | 1975 |
| Conrad Franklin Cropsey | Cropsey & Cropsey | 1976 |
| James Patrick Punch | James Punch | 1981 |
| Jeffrey Richard Martin | Law Office of Jeffrey R. Martin | 1982 |
| John Charles Gavenda | John C. Gavenda ESQ | 1983 |
| Joseph Vincent Cardone | Orleans County District Attorney | 1984 |
| Robert R. Zickl | Orleans County Da Office | 1985 |
| Sanford A. Church | Orleans County County Court Judge | 1985 |
| Douglas Mark Heath | 1986 | |
| Brenda Vaughn Heath | Associate CT Attorney Multi-Bench Court | 1987 |
| Richard C. Ferguson | 1989 | |
| Joanne Lynn Best | Orleans County Public Defender's Office | 1993 |
| Joy Alexandria Merriman | 1993 | |
| Katherine Kersch Bogan | Law Office of Katherine Bogan, ESQ. | 1994 |
| Wayne M. Van Vleet | Orleans Niagara Boces | 1995 |
| Edward Joseph Grabowski | Edward J. Grabowski, PLLC | 1998 |
| Kathryn A. Harling | Unified Court System | 2000 |
| Michael Donald O'Keefe | 2003 | |
| Susan M. Howard | Orleans County District Attorney's Office | 2004 |
| Andrew William Meier | WSM Elder Law, P.C. | 2005 |
| Nathan Daniel Pace | Nathan D. Pace | 2005 |
| Dana Ann Graber | The Law Office of Mark and Graber, PLLC | 2013 |
| Isaac Zimmerman | Isaac Zimmerman ESQ. | 2013 |
| Melissa Jane Kathan | Orleans/Niagara Boces | 2020 |
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