Monroe NY News

There was an unchanged number of active legal licenses in Orleans County in September compared to the previous month, according to the NYS Attorney Registrations.

There were 18 active legal licenses in Orleans County in September.

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

Although New York State is home to nearly 190,000 laywers, the most of any US state, most of the lawyers live are around NYC. Only 3% of all the legal force is working in 85% of the state's territory.

As of 2019, nearly 75% of rural New York State attorneys were 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.

“There are not nearly enough lawyers to address the needs of smaller communities… There is, simply put, a crisis in terms of getting older lawyers to stay in their jobs longer than they are", said the president of the New York State Bar Association.

The average salary for an attorney working in New York State as of December 25, 2023, is $112,052 per year.

Lawyer Name	Name of Firm	Year License was Granted
Bridget Ann Cook	-	2021
Melissa Jane Kathan	Orleans/Niagara Boces	2020
Dana Ann Graber	The Law Office of Mark and Graber, PLLC	2013
Bridget Ann O'Toole	-	2012
Andrew William Meier	WSM Elder Law, P.C.	2005
Nathan Daniel Pace	Nathan D. Pace	2005
Michael Donald O'Keefe	-	2003
Edward Joseph Grabowski	Edward J. Grabowski, PLLC	1998
Wayne M. Van Vleet	Orleans Niagara Boces	1995
Katherine Kersch Bogan	Law Office of Katherine Bogan, ESQ.	1994
Brenda Vaughn Heath	-	1987
Douglas Mark Heath	-	1986
Jeffrey Richard Martin	Law Office of Jeffrey R. Martin	1982
James Patrick Punch	James Punch	1981
Lance J. Mark	Mark & Graber, PLLC	1975
David Carl Schubel	WSM Elder Law, P.C.	1974
Bruce Richard Schmidt	Bruce R. Schmidt	1966
Thomas Cornelius MacK	-	1964