There was an unchanged number of active legal licenses in Columbia County in July compared to the previous month, according to the NYS Attorney Registrations.
There were 118 active legal licenses in Columbia County in July.
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 July
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm | Year License was Granted |
|---|---|---|
| Brett Michael Fuller | Columbia County District Attorney | 2024 |
| Carlyanne Cicero | Columbia County District Attorney’s Office | 2024 |
| Kathleen Yvonne Anderson | Columbia County District Attorney | 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 |
| Zoe Paolantonio | – | 2016 |
| Andrew I. Cohen | – | 2015 |
| Bryan Oakley Bergeron | Columbia county Public Defenders Office | 2015 |
| Jamie Lyn Vandenburgh | – | 2015 |
| Ryan Matthew Carty | Columbia County District Attorney | 2015 |
| Brendan Seamus Cranna | – | 2014 |
| Matthew Douglas Cabral | Guterman, Shallo & Alford, PLLC | 2012 |
| Christopher Andrew Liberati-Conant | Columbia County District Attorney | 2010 |
| Daniel Ayzenberg | Ayzenberg Law Firm, PLLC | 2010 |
| Jeff Ryan Borup | – | 2010 |
| Lynelle Toye | Columbia County Attorney’s Office | 2010 |
| Margaret Coleman Wallace | – | 2009 |
| Cheryl Ann Botts | Columbia County District Attorney’s Office | 2008 |
| Eric Charles Miller | – | 2008 |
| Kristal Marie Heinz | Kristal Heinz, Attorney at Law | 2008 |
| Matthew Joseph Griesemer | – | 2008 |
| Nicholas Harold Rohlfing | Columbia County District Attorney’s Office | 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 |
| Shane Aubrey Zoni | Office of the Columbia County Public Defender | 2003 |
| Jessica Dee Howser | – | 2002 |
| John Warren Labatt | LaBatt, LLC | 2002 |
| April Lorraine Forbes | April Forbes, P.C. | 2000 |
| Christopher Andrew Hornady Steadman | – | 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 |
| Lawrence Allyn Klein | – | 1999 |
| Bevin S. Harrington | – | 1998 |
| Christopher John Muller | Columbia County Attorney | 1998 |
| Jeong Han Oh | – | 1998 |
| Michael Anthony Cozzolino | Columbia County Department of Social Services | 1997 |
| Anthony Gerard Buono | Anthony G. Buono Attorney at Law | 1996 |
| Anthony Pasquale Bottino | Anthony Pasquale Bottino, ESQ | 1996 |
| John Kenneth Friedman | The Law Office of John K. Friedman, PLLC | 1996 |
| Jonathan Eric Cohen | – | 1996 |
| Matthew Alexander Gold | Gallatin Town Justice Court | 1996 |
| Andrew Baker Howard | Freeman Howard, PC | 1995 |
| Mark David Greenberg | Greenberg & Greenberg | 1995 |
| Victor B. Fama | – | 1995 |
| 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 |
| Michael Eric Hatchett | – | 1993 |
| Scott David Shallo | – | 1993 |
| Kenneth G. Cranna | Kenneth G. Cranna | 1992 |
| Michael C. Howard | Office of Court Administration | 1992 |
| John Halpin Clark | Office of Court Administration Hon. Jonathan D. Nichols | 1991 |
| David Andrew Schwartz | – | 1990 |
| James Anthony Carlucci | – | 1990 |
| Karen Elizabeth Morth | Karen Morth, ESQ | 1990 |
| Maria Lally Clark | Law Offices of Maria Lally Clark | 1990 |
| Seth L. Rapport | Valley Mortgage Company, Inc. | 1990 |
| Eric Michael Sokol | Eric M. Sokol, 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 |
| Richard J. Adago | – | 1988 |
| Ilyse Wolfe Tretter | Ilyse Wolfe Tretter, Esq. | 1986 |
| Matthew Allen Wieland | Law Office of Matthew A. Wieland | 1986 |
| Dennis W. McEvoy | – | 1985 |
| Francis C. Dayter | Dayter Volkheimer, LLP | 1985 |
| John G. Connor | Law Office of John Connor Jr. | 1985 |
| Louise Greer Roback | – | 1985 |
| Russell A. Schindler | Columbia County Courthouse | 1985 |
| Bradford M. Stein | – | 1984 |
| Ira Halfond | Law Office of Ira Halfond, P. A. | 1984 |
| Kevin B. Thiemann | Law Offices of Kevin B. Thiemann | 1984 |
| Paul Agresta | – | 1984 |
| William S. Jacoby | – | 1984 |
| Richard L. Mott | Columbia County Courthouse | 1982 |
| Suzan Radin Flamm | – | 1982 |
| William M. McGoldrick | Mcgoldrick Law Office | 1982 |
| Jonathan David Shramko | Law Office of Jonathan D. Shramko | 1981 |
| Nansi Friedman | Nansi Friedman | 1981 |
| Thomas G. De Luca | – | 1981 |
| Allen Chace Miller | Allen C. Miller JR | 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 |
| Richard M. Koweek | – | 1979 |
| 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 |
| Barry David Sack | Barry Sack | 1974 |
| David Ross Foley | David R. Foley, ESQ | 1974 |
| Sharon E. Grubin | – | 1974 |
| Nelson Richard Alford | Guterman, Shallo & Alford, PLLC | 1973 |
| Steven G. Somlo | – | 1973 |
| Theodore Guterman | Guterman Shallo & Alford, PLLC | 1972 |
| Carl Israel Stewart | Carl I. Stewart | 1970 |
| Dennis Bruce Schlenker | Dennis B. Schlenker ESQ. | 1969 |
| Victor Marc Meyers | Whitbeck Benedict & Smith, LLP | 1969 |
| Ihor Bohdan Evanick | – | 1968 |
| Jeffrey Stephen Tallackson | Jeffrey S. Tallackson | 1968 |
| David Wilder Welles | – | 1967 |
| Michael A. Colton | Michael a Colton, P.C. | 1966 |
| Bernhardt Karp | – | 1964 |
