There were 27 active legal licenses in Rensselaer County in July, compared to 54 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Robert Mead | Stockton, Barker & Mead, LLP | 1987 |
| John Christopher Turi | Rensselaer County Public Defender | 1989 |
| John Paul Stockli | Law Firm of John P. Stockli Jr., PLLC | 1989 |
| Linda A. Mandel Clemente | Mandel Clemente, P.C. | 1990 |
| Anthony Servidone Maney | Maney & Powis, P.C. | 1991 |
| Cheryl Elizabeth Rodgers | Office of Children & Family Services | 1991 |
| Mederic Joseph Ethier | Stockton, Barker & Mead | 1993 |
| Michele Viger Chevalier | New York State Office of Children & Family Services | 1993 |
| Paul Mitchell Forkeutis | Paul M. Forkeutis, ESQ. | 1995 |
| Thomas Damian Spain | The Spain Law Firm, PLLC | 1995 |
| George J. Hoffman | Rensselaer County District Attorney's Office | 1997 |
| Doris June Kullman | 1999 | |
| Elana Sarah Marton | Nys Council on Children & Families | 1999 |
| Kelly A. Cramer | Rensselaer County Attorney's Office | 2000 |
| Tracy Ann Swanson | Nys OCFS | 2003 |
| Tracy Ann Swanson | Nys OCFS | 2003 |
| Garrett Eugene Bissell | New York Independent System Operator, Inc. | 2005 |
| Heather Lynne Dukes | Heather L. Dukes, ESQ. | 2005 |
| Kristin A. Bluvas | Rural Law Center of New York | 2008 |
| Meaghan M. Fitzpatrick | Meaghan Fitzpatrick, ESQ. | 2009 |
| Timothy Ronald Shevy | Timothy R. Shevy Attorney & Counselor at Law | 2009 |
| Ann McGrath | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2011 |
| Dana Michele Caswell | Nys OCFS | 2011 |
| Serena Joyce White Lake | NYS Office of Children and Family Services | 2011 |
| Said Ibrahim | 2016 | |
| Brandon R. White | 2017 | |
| Richard Curtiss White | NYS Office of Children and Family Services | 2017 |
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