Domenick Napoletano, President-Elect of the New York State Bar Association | Oficial Website
Domenick Napoletano, President-Elect of the New York State Bar Association | Oficial Website
There were 164 active legal licenses in Columbia County in April, compared to 165 the month before.
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.
Lawyers in Columbia County with active legal licenses in April
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm | Year License was Granted |
|---|---|---|
| Carlyanne Cicero | Columbia County District Attorney's Office | 2024 |
| Valentina Marie Annunziata | Columbia County District Attorney's Office | 2024 |
| Steven Adam McNerney | 2023 | |
| Kyle William Patzwahl | 2022 | |
| Nicole Paris Bini | Greenberg and Greenberg | 2020 |
| Lucas Coltro Avellar MacHado | Columbia County District Attorney's Office | 2017 |
| Corinne Rose Smith | Whitbeck Benedict & Smith, LLP | 2016 |
| Joyce Ingrid Crawford | 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 |
| Zoe Paolantonio | The Law Office of Zoe Paolantonio | 2016 |
| Andrew I. Cohen | 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 |
| Brendan Seamus Cranna | 2014 | |
| Joseph Daniel Clyne | William J. Better, P.C. | 2013 |
| Marisa Shana Rothstein | Siena Private Wealth | 2013 |
| Nolan James Robinson | Nolan Robinson Law | 2013 |
| Stephen Eugene Barry | Columbia county Public Defenders Office | 2013 |
| Matthew Douglas Cabral | Guterman, Shallo & Alford, PLLC | 2012 |
| Daniel Ayzenberg | Ayzenberg Law Firm, PLLC | 2010 |
| Lynelle Toye | Columbia County Attorney's Office | 2010 |
| 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 |
| Margaret Coleman Wallace | 2009 | |
| Eric Charles Miller | 2008 | |
| Kristal Marie Heinz | Kristal Heinz, Attorney at Law | 2008 |
| Matthew Joseph Griesemer | Freeman Howard, P.C. | 2008 |
| Michael L. Diamond | Columbia county Public Defenders Office | 2006 |
| Vincent Paul MacKowski | Hover & Mackowski, PLLC | 2006 |
| Adam T. Stofsky | Briefly, Inc. | 2005 |
| Christian Andrew Holt | 2005 | |
| Paul Gilbert Flint | Flint Law Firm, PC | 2004 |
| Shane Aubrey Zoni | Office of the Columbia County Public Defender | 2003 |
| Jessica Dee Howser | 2002 | |
| John Warren Labatt | LaBatt, LLC | 2002 |
| Penny P. Tehrani | Self-Employed | 2002 |
| Wendy Van Wie | 2002 | |
| Ann Morris Willey | 2001 | |
| April Lorraine Forbes | April Forbes, P.C. | 2000 |
| Christopher Andrew Hornady Steadman | 2000 | |
| Morgen M. Bowers | Bowers & Del Peral, PLLC | 2000 |
| Robert Michael Gibson | Columbia County Department of Social Services | 2000 |
| Benedict Bradford Farrell McCaffree | Sacred Heart Monastery | 1999 |
| Claude D. Morgan | Adventist Home | 1999 |
| Kianga M. Daverington | Daverington, PLLC | 1999 |
| Lisa M. Mills | Law Office of Lisa M. Mills, P.C. | 1999 |
| Robert Jude Fitzsimmons | Law Office of Robert J. Fitzsimmons, PLLC | 1999 |
| William Frishberg Deslauriers | 1999 | |
| Bevin S. Harrington | 1998 | |
| Christopher John Muller | Columbia County Attorney | 1998 |
| Don Mounts Cummins | Columbia Greene Board of Realtors | 1998 |
| Jeong Han Oh | 1998 | |
| William John Galvin | William John Galvin, Esquire | 1998 |
| Michael Anthony Cozzolino | Columbia County Department of Social Services | 1997 |
| Wendy E. Nack-Lawlor | Taconic Biosciences | 1997 |
| 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 |
| John Kenneth Friedman | The Law Office of John K. Friedman, PLLC | 1996 |
| Jonathan Eric Cohen | Jonathan E. Cohen Attorney & Counselor at Law | 1996 |
| Kevin Richard Drumm | Fox Hollow Advisors, LLC | 1996 |
| Matthew Alexander Gold | Gallatin Town Justice Court | 1996 |
| Andrew Baker Howard | Freeman Howard, PC | 1995 |
| James Eric Kleinbaum | James Kleinbaum Attorney at Law, P.C. | 1995 |
| Mark David Greenberg | Greenberg & Greenberg | 1995 |
| Victor B. Fama | 1995 | |
| Carol Rose Stiglmeier | 1994 | |
| Christopher James Watz | Watz Law Firm, P.C. | 1994 |
| Keith Mitchell Getz | Lebowitz Law Office, LLC | 1994 |
| Michelle Irene Rosien | 1994 | |
| Adam Jonathan Marcus | 1993 | |
| Marc Andrew Lebowitz | Lebowitz Law Office, LLC | 1993 |
| Michael Eric Hatchett | 1993 | |
| Scott David Shallo | Guterman Shallo & Alford, PLLC | 1993 |
| John Hy Tonelli | 1992 | |
| Kenneth G. Cranna | Kenneth G. Cranna | 1992 |
| Michael C. Howard | Michael C. Howard ESQ., P.C. | 1992 |
| John Halpin Clark | Office of Court Administration Hon. Jonathan D. Nichols | 1991 |
| David Andrew Schwartz | 1990 | |
| Felicia S. Raphael | New York State Unified Court System | 1990 |
| James Anthony Carlucci | 1990 | |
| Karen Elizabeth Morth | Karen Morth, ESQ | 1990 |
| Maria Lally Clark | Law Offices of Maria Lally Clark | 1990 |
| Richard Alan Schwartz | Law Offices of Richard A. Schwartz | 1990 |
| Seth L. Rapport | Valley Mortgage Company, Inc. | 1990 |
| Eric Michael Sokol | Eric M. Sokol, Esq. | 1989 |
| Jeremiah Patrick Cosgrove | 1989 | |
| Karen A. Murphy | Karen A. Murphy ESQ | 1989 |
| Paul Martin Freeman | Freeman Howard, P.C. | 1989 |
| Tal Gene Rappleyea | Tal G. Rappleyea, Attorney at Law | 1989 |
| Virginia Doney Benedict | Whitbeck Benedict & Smith, LLP | 1989 |
| Christopher A. Wieber | Law Office of Mark Scherzer | 1988 |
| Bethene Anne Lindstedt-Simmons | Bethene Lindstedt-Simmons Attorney at Law | 1987 |
| Pamela Sue Katz | 1987 | |
| Ilyse Wolfe Tretter | Ilyse Wolfe Tretter, Esq. | 1986 |
| Kevin Barry McHugh | Kevin Barry Mchugh, ESQ. | 1986 |
| Matthew Allen Wieland | Law Office of Matthew A. Wieland | 1986 |
| Mitchell Khosrova | Law Office of Mitchell Khosrova | 1986 |
| Dennis W. McEvoy | 1985 | |
| Francis C. Dayter | Dayter Volkheimer, LLP | 1985 |
| John G. Connor | Law Office of John Connor Jr. | 1985 |
| Jonathan D. Nichols | County Court, Columbia County Courthouse | 1985 |
| Louise Greer Roback | 1985 | |
| Russell A. Schindler | Columbia County Courthouse | 1985 |
| 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 |
| Bradford M. Stein | 1984 | |
| Michael F. Fitzgerald | Michael F. Fitzgerald, Esq. | 1984 |
| Paul Agresta | 1984 | |
| Ruth A. Moore | 1984 | |
| Frank Montagano | Frank Montagano ESQ. | 1983 |
| Seth Hugh Agata | 1983 | |
| Richard L. Mott | Columbia County Courthouse | 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 |
| John J. Faso | Law Offices of John J. Faso, P.C. | 1981 |
| Jonathan David Shramko | Law Office of Jonathan D. Shramko | 1981 |
| Thomas G. De Luca | 1981 | |
| 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 |
| Maryellen Chaban Miner | Miner & Miner | 1980 |
| Stanley M. Ackert | Stanley M. Ackert III, ESQ. | 1980 |
| Eugene Keeler | 1979 | |
| Lance Reed Miner | Miner & Miner | 1979 |
| Mark Peter Scherzer | Mark Scherzer | 1979 |
| Phillip M. Tribble | 1979 | |
| Robert William Linville | Linville Law Firm | 1979 |
| Aileen Roslyn Leventon | Aileen Leventon, ESQ. | 1978 |
| Deborah M. Nolan | 1978 | |
| John Metzner Leonardson | John M. Leonardson | 1978 |
| Kenneth L. Golden | 1977 | |
| Robert J. Gagen | 1977 | |
| Carl G. Whitbeck | Whitbeck Benedict & Smith, LLP | 1975 |
| Francis Xavier Nolan | 1975 | |
| Kenneth H. Kranz | Kenneth H. Kranz, ESQ. | 1975 |
| Barry David Sack | Barry Sack | 1974 |
| John Bernard Mullady | John B. Mullady, ESQ. | 1974 |
| Sharon E. Grubin | 1974 | |
| Douglas Stuart Rich | 1973 | |
| Nelson Richard Alford | Guterman, Shallo & Alford, PLLC | 1973 |
| Steven G. Somlo | 1973 | |
| Alan J. Schnurman | Alan Schnurman | 1972 |
| Theodore Guterman | Guterman Shallo & Alford, PLLC | 1972 |
| Carl Israel Stewart | Carl I. Stewart | 1970 |
| Francis Joseph Roche | Francis J. Roche | 1970 |
| Thomas F. Cunningham | Thomas F. Cunningham | 1969 |
| Victor Marc Meyers | Whitbeck Benedict & Smith, LLP | 1969 |
| David Birch | David Birch | 1968 |
| Ihor Bohdan Evanick | 1968 | |
| Jeffrey Stephen Tallackson | Jeffrey S. Tallackson | 1968 |
| David Wilder Welles | 1967 | |
| John P. Kingsley | John P. Kingsley, P.C. | 1966 |
| Michael A. Colton | Michael a Colton, P.C. | 1966 |
| Robert Eugene Peduzzi | 1966 | |
| Douglas Kenneth McGivney | 1965 | |
| Bernhardt Karp | 1964 |
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