There were 271 active legal licenses in Columbia County in May, compared to 253 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.
Lawyers in Columbia County with active legal licenses in May
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm | Year of License Granted |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Robert Greenberg | Greenberg & Greenberg | 1957 |
| Bernhardt Karp | 1964 | |
| Lawrence Michael McGinnis | 1964 | |
| Douglas Kenneth McGivney | 1965 | |
| John Curtis MacMurray | John C. Macmurray | 1965 |
| Joseph T. Klempner | Joseph T. Klempner | 1965 |
| Joseph T. Klempner | Joseph T. Klempner | 1965 |
| John P. Kingsley | John P. Kingsley, P.C. | 1966 |
| John P. Kingsley | John P. Kingsley, P.C. | 1966 |
| Michael A. Colton | Michael a Colton, P.C. | 1966 |
| Robert Eugene Peduzzi | 1966 | |
| David Wilder Welles | 1967 | |
| David Wilder Welles | 1967 | |
| David Birch | David Birch | 1968 |
| Ihor Bohdan Evanick | 1968 | |
| Jeffrey Stephen Tallackson | Jeffrey S. Tallackson | 1968 |
| Edgar Gene Walker | 1969 | |
| Edgar Gene Walker | 1969 | |
| Edward Robert Curtin | Curtin Law, P.C. | 1969 |
| Thomas F. Cunningham | Thomas F. Cunningham | 1969 |
| Victor Marc Meyers | Whitbeck Benedict & Smith, LLP | 1969 |
| Carl Israel Stewart | Carl I. Stewart | 1970 |
| Carl Israel Stewart | Carl I. Stewart | 1970 |
| Francis Joseph Roche | Francis J. Roche | 1970 |
| George Nicholas Biggs | George N. Biggs III | 1970 |
| Roger M. Zaitzeff | Zaitzeff Law, P.C. | 1970 |
| Roger M. Zaitzeff | Zaitzeff Law, P.C. | 1970 |
| Alan J. Schnurman | Alan Schnurman | 1972 |
| Jonathan Kord Lagemann | 1972 | |
| Theodore Guterman | Guterman Shallo & Alford, PLLC | 1972 |
| Douglas Stuart Rich | 1973 | |
| Nelson Richard Alford | Guterman, Shallo & Alford, PLLC | 1973 |
| Steven G. Somlo | Steven G. Somlo, ESQ. | 1973 |
| Barry David Sack | Barry Sack | 1974 |
| David Ross Foley | David R. Foley, ESQ | 1974 |
| David Ross Foley | David R. Foley, ESQ | 1974 |
| Jesse S. Waldinger | Jesse S. Waldinger, ESQ. | 1974 |
| John Bernard Mullady | John B. Mullady, ESQ. | 1974 |
| Robert S. Ordman | 1974 | |
| Sharon E. Grubin | 1974 | |
| Sharon E. Grubin | 1974 | |
| Carl G. Whitbeck | Whitbeck Benedict & Smith, LLP | 1975 |
| Francis Xavier Nolan | 1975 | |
| Kenneth H. Kranz | Kenneth H. Kranz, ESQ. | 1975 |
| David Alan Lewis | David A. Lewis, ESQ. | 1976 |
| Benjamin Peter Feldman | 1977 | |
| Kathleen C. Peer | The Peer Law Firm | 1977 |
| Kenneth L. Golden | 1977 | |
| Robert J. Gagen | Columbia County Court House | 1977 |
| Aileen Roslyn Leventon | Aileen Leventon, ESQ. | 1978 |
| Deborah M. Nolan | 1978 | |
| John Byrne Carroll | 1978 | |
| John Byrne Carroll | 1978 | |
| John Metzner Leonardson | John M. Leonardson | 1978 |
| John Metzner Leonardson | John M. Leonardson | 1978 |
| Eugene Keeler | 1979 | |
| James P. Cassidy | 1979 | |
| Lance Reed Miner | Miner & Miner | 1979 |
| Mark Peter Scherzer | Mark Scherzer | 1979 |
| Phillip M. Tribble | 1979 | |
| Phillip M. Tribble | 1979 | |
| Richard M. Koweek | Columbia County Court Judge | 1979 |
| Robert William Linville | Linville Law Firm | 1979 |
| Allen Chace Miller | Allen C. Miller JR | 1980 |
| Larry H. MacHiz | Larry H. Machiz | 1980 |
| Marlene Olive Tuczinski | Marlene O. Tuczinski Attorney at Law | 1980 |
| Marlene Olive Tuczinski | Marlene O. Tuczinski Attorney at Law | 1980 |
| Maryellen Chaban Miner | Miner & Miner | 1980 |
| Stanley M. Ackert | Stanley M. Ackert III, ESQ. | 1980 |
| Stanley M. Ackert | Stanley M. Ackert III, ESQ. | 1980 |
| Stephen H. Kahn | Kahn Opton | 1980 |
| Harry M. Franklin | Harry Franklin | 1981 |
| Harry M. Franklin | Harry Franklin | 1981 |
| John J. Faso | Law Offices of John J. Faso, P.C. | 1981 |
| John J. Faso | Law Offices of John J. Faso, P.C. | 1981 |
| Jonathan David Shramko | Law Office of Jonathan D. Shramko | 1981 |
| Nansi Friedman | Nansi Friedman | 1981 |
| Nansi Friedman | Nansi Friedman | 1981 |
| Thomas G. De Luca | 1981 | |
| James Francis Forster | Town of Chatham | 1982 |
| Paul Czajka | Paul Czajka | 1982 |
| Richard L. Mott | Columbia County Courthouse | 1982 |
| Scott P. Longstreet | Scott P. Longstreet ESQ | 1982 |
| Scott P. Longstreet | Scott P. Longstreet ESQ | 1982 |
| William J. Better | William J. Better, P.C. | 1982 |
| William M. McGoldrick | Mcgoldrick Law Office | 1982 |
| Frank Montagano | Frank Montagano ESQ. | 1983 |
| Frank Montagano | Frank Montagano ESQ. | 1983 |
| Brian Joseph Herman | Brian J. Herman Attorney at Law | 1984 |
| Donna Christina Chin | Donna C. Chin, ESQ. | 1984 |
| Ira Halfond | Law Office of Ira Halfond, P. A. | 1984 |
| Kenneth L. Esrick | Kenneth Esrick | 1984 |
| Kevin B. Thiemann | Law Offices of Kevin B. Thiemann | 1984 |
| Michael F. Fitzgerald | Michael F. Fitzgerald, Esq. | 1984 |
| Patrick E. Harris | Shahmanesh & Partners | 1984 |
| Paul Agresta | 1984 | |
| Ruth A. Moore | 1984 | |
| Dennis W. McEvoy | 1985 | |
| Dennis W. McEvoy | 1985 | |
| Francis C. Dayter | Dayter Volkheimer, LLP | 1985 |
| Francis C. Dayter | Dayter Volkheimer, LLP | 1985 |
| John G. Connor | Law Office of John Connor Jr. | 1985 |
| John G. Connor | Law Office of John Connor Jr. | 1985 |
| Jonathan D. Nichols | County Court, Columbia County Courthouse | 1985 |
| Loran Shlevin | Loran Shlevin, ESQ, . C/O Kathleen Turley, ESQ. | 1985 |
| Loran Shlevin | Loran Shlevin, ESQ, . C/O Kathleen Turley, ESQ. | 1985 |
| Louise Greer Roback | 1985 | |
| Louise Greer Roback | 1985 | |
| Mark P. Cawley | Law Offices of Mark P. Cawley, ESQ | 1985 |
| Ilyse Wolfe Tretter | Ilyse Wolfe Tretter, Esq. | 1986 |
| Kevin Barry McHugh | Kevin Barry Mchugh, ESQ. | 1986 |
| Mitchell Khosrova | Law Office of Mitchell Khosrova | 1986 |
| Steven Gerard Fauth | Law Office of Steven G. Fauth, LLC | 1986 |
| Bethene Anne Lindstedt-Simmons | Bethene Lindstedt-Simmons Attorney at Law | 1987 |
| Bethene Anne Lindstedt-Simmons | Bethene Lindstedt-Simmons Attorney at Law | 1987 |
| Kathleen Turley | 1987 | |
| Kathleen Turley | 1987 | |
| Pamela Sue Katz | 1987 | |
| Christopher A. Wieber | Law Office of Mark Scherzer | 1988 |
| Jan Perlin | UCS | 1988 |
| Eric Michael Sokol | Eric M. Sokol, Esq. | 1989 |
| Jeremiah Patrick Cosgrove | 1989 | |
| Jeremiah Patrick Cosgrove | 1989 | |
| Karen A. Murphy | Karen A. Murphy ESQ | 1989 |
| Karen A. Murphy | Karen A. Murphy ESQ | 1989 |
| Pamela Jo Joern | Pamela J. Joern | 1989 |
| Paul Martin Freeman | Freeman Howard, P.C. | 1989 |
| Paul Martin Freeman | Freeman Howard, P.C. | 1989 |
| Tal Gene Rappleyea | Tal G. Rappleyea, Attorney at Law | 1989 |
| Tal Gene Rappleyea | Tal G. Rappleyea, Attorney at Law | 1989 |
| Virginia Doney Benedict | Whitbeck Benedict & Smith, LLP | 1989 |
| Virginia Doney Benedict | Whitbeck Benedict & Smith, LLP | 1989 |
| David Andrew Schwartz | 1990 | |
| David Andrew Schwartz | 1990 | |
| James Anthony Carlucci | 1990 | |
| James Hislop Allyn | LitLife, Inc. | 1990 |
| James Hislop Allyn | LitLife, Inc. | 1990 |
| Maria Lally Clark | Law Offices of Maria Lally Clark | 1990 |
| Maria Lally Clark | Law Offices of Maria Lally Clark | 1990 |
| Richard Alan Schwartz | Law Offices of Richard A. Schwartz | 1990 |
| Richard Alan Schwartz | Law Offices of Richard A. Schwartz | 1990 |
| Seth L. Rapport | Valley Mortgage Company, Inc. | 1990 |
| Sheila Marie Gowan | 1990 | |
| John Halpin Clark | Office of Court Administration Hon. Jonathan D. Nichols | 1991 |
| Alexander Williams Bloomstein | Baldwin & Bloomstein, Attorneys at Law, LLC | 1992 |
| Alexander Williams Bloomstein | Baldwin & Bloomstein, Attorneys at Law, LLC | 1992 |
| John Hy Tonelli | 1992 | |
| Judith F. Katten | Judith Katten, ESQ. | 1992 |
| Kenneth G. Cranna | Kenneth G. Cranna | 1992 |
| Michael C. Howard | Michael C. Howard ESQ., P.C. | 1992 |
| Sonya Del Peral | Nine Pin Ciderworks, LLC | 1992 |
| Marc Andrew Lebowitz | Lebowitz Law Office, LLC | 1993 |
| Michael Eric Hatchett | 1993 | |
| Scott David Shallo | Guterman Shallo & Alford, PLLC | 1993 |
| Christopher James Watz | Watz Law Firm, P.C. | 1994 |
| Elisabeth Corliss Youngclaus | 1994 | |
| Juliette Monique Crill | Juliette M. Crill, ESQ. | 1994 |
| Michelle Irene Rosien | 1994 | |
| Michelle Irene Rosien | 1994 | |
| Andrew Baker Howard | Freeman Howard, PC | 1995 |
| Andrew Baker Howard | Freeman Howard, PC | 1995 |
| James Eric Kleinbaum | James Kleinbaum Attorney at Law, P.C. | 1995 |
| Mark David Greenberg | Greenberg & Greenberg | 1995 |
| Roberta Maria Baldini | Roberta M. Baldini Attorney | 1995 |
| Roberta Maria Baldini | Roberta M. Baldini Attorney | 1995 |
| Victor B. Fama | 1995 | |
| Victor B. Fama | 1995 | |
| Anthony Gerard Buono | Anthony G. Buono Attorney at Law | 1996 |
| Anthony Gerard Buono | Anthony G. Buono Attorney at Law | 1996 |
| Anthony Pasquale Bottino | Anthony Pasquale Bottino, ESQ | 1996 |
| Garth John Slocum | Garth J. Slocum | 1996 |
| Garth John Slocum | Garth J. Slocum | 1996 |
| John Kenneth Friedman | The Law Office of John K. Friedman, PLLC | 1996 |
| Jonathan Eric Cohen | Jonathan E. Cohen Attorney & Counselor at Law | 1996 |
| Jonathan Eric Cohen | Jonathan E. Cohen Attorney & Counselor at Law | 1996 |
| Kevin Richard Drumm | Fox Hollow Advisors, LLC | 1996 |
| Kevin Richard Drumm | Fox Hollow Advisors, LLC | 1996 |
| Matthew Alexander Gold | Gallatin Town Justice Court | 1996 |
| Matthew Alexander Gold | Gallatin Town Justice Court | 1996 |
| Michael Anthony Cozzolino | Columbia County Department of Social Services | 1997 |
| Robert James Tremper | Robert J. Tremper, ESQ., CPA | 1997 |
| Robert James Tremper | Robert J. Tremper, ESQ., CPA | 1997 |
| Wendy E. Nack-Lawlor | Taconic Biosciences | 1997 |
| Alexander Arthur Sierck | 1998 | |
| Bevin S. Harrington | 1998 | |
| Christopher John Muller | Columbia County Attorney | 1998 |
| Don Mounts Cummins | Columbia Greene Board of Realtors | 1998 |
| Holly Elizabeth Steuerwald | Chathams Small Animal Hospital | 1998 |
| Jeong Han Oh | 1998 | |
| William John Galvin | William John Galvin, Esquire | 1998 |
| William John Galvin | William John Galvin, Esquire | 1998 |
| Benedict Bradford Farrell McCaffree | Sacred Heart Monastery | 1999 |
| Benedict Bradford Farrell McCaffree | Sacred Heart Monastery | 1999 |
| Claude D. Morgan | Adventist Home | 1999 |
| Claude D. Morgan | Adventist Home | 1999 |
| Lawrence Allyn Klein | Darrow School | 1999 |
| Lisa M. Mills | Law Office of Lisa M. Mills, P.C. | 1999 |
| Robert Jude Fitzsimmons | Law Office of Robert J. Fitzsimmons, PLLC | 1999 |
| April Lorraine Forbes | April Forbes, P.C. | 2000 |
| April Lorraine Forbes | April Forbes, P.C. | 2000 |
| Christopher Andrew Hornady Steadman | 2000 | |
| Christopher Andrew Hornady Steadman | 2000 | |
| Morgen M. Bowers | Bowers & Del Peral, PLLC | 2000 |
| Robert Michael Gibson | Columbia County Department of Social Services | 2000 |
| Robert Michael Gibson | Columbia County Department of Social Services | 2000 |
| Ann Morris Willey | 2001 | |
| Christelle G. Clement | The Law offices of Christelle Clement, PC | 2001 |
| Christelle G. Clement | The Law offices of Christelle Clement, PC | 2001 |
| Daniel R. Renehan | 2001 | |
| Jessica Dee Howser | Columbia County Public Defender | 2002 |
| John Warren Labatt | LaBatt, LLC | 2002 |
| John Warren Labatt | LaBatt, LLC | 2002 |
| Penny P. Tehrani | Self-Employed | 2002 |
| Wendy Van Wie | 2002 | |
| Shane Aubrey Zoni | Office of the Columbia County Public Defender | 2003 |
| Paul Gilbert Flint | Flint Law Firm, PC | 2004 |
| Adam T. Stofsky | Briefly, Inc. | 2005 |
| Adam T. Stofsky | Briefly, Inc. | 2005 |
| Christian Andrew Holt | 2005 | |
| Christian Andrew Holt | 2005 | |
| Claudia T. Salomon | Salomonarbitration | 2005 |
| Claudia T. Salomon | Salomonarbitration | 2005 |
| Heidi Thais Cochrane | Heidi Cochrane, ESQ. | 2006 |
| Heidi Thais Cochrane | Heidi Cochrane, ESQ. | 2006 |
| Michael L. Diamond | Columbia county Public Defenders Office | 2006 |
| Vincent Paul MacKowski | Hover & Mackowski, PLLC | 2006 |
| Philip A. Wellner | 2007 | |
| Philip A. Wellner | 2007 | |
| Kristal Marie Heinz | Kristal Heinz, Attorney at Law | 2008 |
| Kristal Marie Heinz | Kristal Heinz, Attorney at Law | 2008 |
| Matthew Joseph Griesemer | Freeman Howard, P.C. | 2008 |
| Christin Everly Paglen | Paglen Legal, PLLC | 2009 |
| John William Hillman | James Kleinbaum, Attorney at Law, PC | 2009 |
| Kenneth James Dow | Law Office of Kenneth J. Dow | 2009 |
| Daniel Ayzenberg | Ayzenberg Law Firm, PLLC | 2010 |
| Jacob Eugene Meyer | JMeyer Consulting | 2010 |
| Lynelle Toye | Columbia County Attorney's Office | 2010 |
| Katherine Emily Ambrosio | Canaan Town Court | 2011 |
| Katherine Emily Ambrosio | Canaan Town Court | 2011 |
| Olivia Antonia Lieber | 2011 | |
| Olivia Antonia Lieber | 2011 | |
| Matthew Douglas Cabral | Guterman, Shallo & Alford, PLLC | 2012 |
| Joseph Daniel Clyne | William J. Better, P.C. | 2013 |
| Marisa Shana Rothstein | Siena Private Wealth | 2013 |
| Marisa Shana Rothstein | Siena Private Wealth | 2013 |
| Nolan James Robinson | Nolan Robinson Law | 2013 |
| Nolan James Robinson | Nolan Robinson Law | 2013 |
| Stephen Eugene Barry | Columbia county Public Defenders Office | 2013 |
| Stephen Eugene Barry | Columbia county Public Defenders Office | 2013 |
| Brendan Seamus Cranna | 2014 | |
| Andrew I. Cohen | 2015 | |
| Bryan Oakley Bergeron | Columbia County Public Defenders Officer | 2015 |
| Bryan Oakley Bergeron | Columbia county Public Defenders Office | 2015 |
| Ryan Matthew Carty | Columbia County District Attorney | 2015 |
| Sean Patrick Moran | Office of the Columbia County Public Defender | 2015 |
| Corinne Rose Smith | Whitbeck Benedict & Smith, LLP | 2016 |
| Joyce Ingrid Crawford | Columbia County District Attorney's Office | 2016 |
| Kathleen Ann Carrigan | New York Transco, LLC | 2016 |
| Kimberly August Prince Walsh | Columbia County Attorney | 2016 |
| Nicholas Luke Zapp | Columbia County Department of Social Services | 2016 |
| Nicholas Luke Zapp | Columbia County Department of Social Services | 2016 |
| Zoe Paolantonio | The Law Office of Zoe Paolantonio | 2016 |
| Zoe Paolantonio | The Law Office of Zoe Paolantonio | 2016 |
| Kristine Alexandra Kline | Columbia County District Attorney | 2017 |
| Lucas Coltro Avellar MacHado | Whitbeck Benedict & Smith, LLP | 2017 |
| Katherine J. Kim | Katherine Kim | 2018 |
| Nicole Paris Bini | Greenberg and Greenberg | 2020 |
| Alec R. Emley | Law Office of Mitchell Khosrova | 2021 |
| Alec R. Emley | Law Office of Mitchell Khosrova | 2021 |
| Andrea Carol Ferster | 2022 | |
| Kyle William Patzwahl | 2022 |
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