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.
Lawyers in Tompkins County with active legal licenses in July
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm | Year of License Granted |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Anthony Gaenslen | Anthony Dior Gaenslen, ESQ | 1967 |
| Mark J. Solomon | Mark J. Solomon, the Boardman House | 1985 |
| Mitchel De Saint-Ours-L Lasser | Cornell Law School | 1991 |
| Diane Vargo Bruns | Schlather, Stumbar, Parks & Salk, LLP | 1993 |
| Stephen Patrick Garvey | Cornell Law School | 1993 |
| Chantal Josephine Marie Thomas | Cornell Law School | 1996 |
| Jonathan Aaron Boyarin | Department of Anthropology | 1999 |
| Gary Wayne Anderson | 2005 | |
| Aimee Leonora Houghton | Cornell University Law School | 2007 |
| Angela B. Cornell | Cornell Law School | 2007 |
| Celia Whitaker Bigoness | Cornell Law School | 2007 |
| Sarah Marie Schlagter | Cornell University | 2007 |
| Thomas Patrick Smith | Harris Beach, PLLC | 2011 |
| Sandra Bruno | Miller Mayer, LLP | 2015 |
| Carl Louis Rizzi | Cornell Law School | 2017 |
| Megan Patricia Welch | Prisoners' Legal Services of New York | 2019 |
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