There were 252 active legal licenses in Chautauqua County in October, compared to 212 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 $95,146.
Lawyers in Chautauqua County with active legal licenses in October
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm | Year of License Granted |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Gerace | 1952 | |
| William L. Wright | Wright Wright & Hampton | 1954 |
| Arthur N. Bailey | Arthur N. Bailey & Associates | 1960 |
| Frederic P. Norton | 1961 | |
| John Lausterer Sellstrom | John L. Sellstrom, PC | 1964 |
| John Lausterer Sellstrom | John L. Sellstrom, PC | 1964 |
| John Lausterer Sellstrom | John L. Sellstrom, PC | 1964 |
| Samuel Louis Drayo | Drayo Law Office | 1966 |
| Samuel Louis Drayo | Drayo Law Office | 1966 |
| Lynn Leonard Hartley | Legal Assistance of WNY, Inc. | 1967 |
| Charles G. Beckstrom | Lundberg Price | 1971 |
| Ronald John Gibb | 1971 | |
| David Matthew Civilette | David M. Civilette, P.C. | 1973 |
| John Robert Samuelson | John R. Samuelson, Attorney | 1973 |
| Margaret R. Haggerty | Margaret R. Montondo | 1973 |
| Margaret R. Haggerty | Margaret R. Montondo | 1973 |
| Peter Dolph Clark | Peter D. Clark, Attorney at Law | 1974 |
| Richard Hunt Fessenden | Fessenden Laumer & Deangelo, PLLC | 1974 |
| Thomas H. McKelvey | Thomas H. Mckelvey | 1974 |
| Rolland Elliot Kidder | Rolland Kidder Attorney at Law | 1975 |
| Brian C. York | Brian Chapin York ESQ | 1976 |
| Dale C. Robbins | Robbins and Johnson, P.C. | 1976 |
| Dale C. Robbins | Robbins and Johnson, P.C. | 1976 |
| Gregory R. Yaw | Gregory R. Yaw | 1976 |
| Michael R. Goldman | R. Michael Goldman | 1976 |
| Robert W. Vanevery | Robert W. Vanevery ESQ | 1976 |
| Robert W. Vanevery | Robert W. Vanevery ESQ | 1976 |
| Gregory Lyle Peterson | Phillips Lytle, LLP | 1977 |
| James Edward Westman | The Westman Law Firm | 1977 |
| Neil MacDonald Robinson | Robinson Law Office, PLLC | 1977 |
| Thomas Arthur Dorey | Thomas A. Dorey | 1977 |
| Thomas Arthur Dorey | Thomas A. Dorey | 1977 |
| Charles T. Hall | 1978 | |
| Jeffrey G. Passafaro | Foley Foley & Passafaro | 1978 |
| Michael James Bolender | Michael J. Bolender ESQ | 1978 |
| Michael James Bolender | Michael J. Bolender ESQ | 1978 |
| Cynthia Howard Peterson | Cynthia H. Peterson, ESQ | 1979 |
| David Richard Stapleton | David R. Stapleton | 1979 |
| George Little Follansbee | Chautauqua Institution | 1979 |
| George Little Follansbee | Chautauqua Institution | 1979 |
| Kevin J. Laumer | Fessenden Laumer and Deangelo | 1979 |
| John P. Rice | Chautauqua Company Public Defender | 1979 |
| Michael Barry Bluth | Michael B. Bluth | 1979 |
| Philip Anthony Cala | Philip a Cala ESQ | 1979 |
| Donald Henry Michalak | Donald H. Michalak ESQ | 1980 |
| James J. Pelletter | 1980 | |
| Michael Joseph Igoe | Suny Fredonia | 1980 |
| Sharon Seide Townsend | 1980 | |
| Edward P. Wright | Wright Calimeri, PLLC | 1981 |
| John Lory Lamancuso | Jamestown City Court | 1981 |
| Lydia Romer | Lydia Romer, Esq | 1981 |
| Thomas A. Price | Price Abstract Company, LLC | 1981 |
| Andrew William Goodell | Andrew W. Goodell | 1982 |
| Andrew William Goodell | Andrew W. Goodell | 1982 |
| Daryl Paul Brautigam | Daryl Paul Brautigam | 1982 |
| Daryl Paul Brautigam | Daryl Paul Brautigam | 1982 |
| James Boyd McGowan | Town of Hanover Court | 1982 |
| Paul H. Andrews | 1982 | |
| Randy E. Rhinehart | Rhinehart and White | 1982 |
| Samuel Penfield Price | Lundberg Price, P.C. | 1982 |
| Sheila Meck Hyde | Sheila Meck Hyde Attorney at Law | 1982 |
| Betsy Sue Steger | Betsy S. Steger | 1983 |
| Hope L. Fredrickson | Hope L. Fredrickson Attorney at Law | 1983 |
| Hope L. Fredrickson | Hope L. Fredrickson Attorney at Law | 1983 |
| John Joseph Schober | Schober & Schober Attorneys at Law | 1983 |
| Marie T. Carrubba | Southwestern Independent Living Center I. | 1983 |
| Sharon E. Brautigam | Brautigam and Brautigam, L.L.P. | 1983 |
| Sharon E. Brautigam | Brautigam and Brautigam, L.L.P. | 1983 |
| Thomas Wayne White | 1983 | |
| William F. Schober | Schober & Schober | 1983 |
| Beverly Davidson Ungerer | Beverly Davidson Ungerer, Attorney at Law | 1984 |
| Beverly Davidson Ungerer | Beverly Davidson Ungerer, Attorney at Law | 1984 |
| Charles Salvatore De Angelo | Fessenden Laumer and Deangelo | 1984 |
| John M. Kuzdale | Hon. John M. Kuzdale | 1984 |
| Pamela Kay Anderson | Pamela Kay Anderson ESQ. | 1984 |
| Paul Russell Johnson | Lexis Nexis Matthew Bender | 1984 |
| Paul Russell Johnson | Lexis Nexis Matthew Bender | 1984 |
| Rick Goodell | Lawny Jamestown | 1984 |
| Robert John Lee | Chautauqua County Office of the Public Defender | 1984 |
| Robert John Lee | Chautauqua County Office of the Public Defender | 1984 |
| James J. Spann | Spann & Spann, P.C. | 1985 |
| Michael J. Sullivan | Chautauqua County Family Court | 1985 |
| Robert T. Eades | Eades & Militello, P.C. | 1985 |
| Sue Montgomery Evans | Evans & Evans, LLP | 1985 |
| William Francis Duncanson | 1985 | |
| William Francis Duncanson | 1985 | |
| Byron Anthony Bilicki | The Bilicki Law Firm, PC | 1986 |
| Daniel T. Gullotti | Fessenden, Laumer & Deangelo | 1986 |
| Stephen Martin Abdella | Lundberg Price, PC | 1986 |
| Stephen Martin Abdella | Lundberg Price, PC | 1986 |
| Stephen Patrick Zanghi | Stephen P. Zanghi, Attorney at Law | 1986 |
| George W. Brooks | Simpatico Advisory, LLC | 1987 |
| Mark L. Bargar | BLY, Sheffield, Bargar, & Pillittieri | 1987 |
| Gregory J. Edwards | Ceo Gebbie Foundation | 1988 |
| John Charles Zuroski | Chautauqua County District Attorney's Office | 1988 |
| Mary B. Schiller | Fessenden Laumer & Deangelo | 1988 |
| Julie Holly-Loraine Burdick | Julie Burdick Hewitt ESQ. | 1989 |
| Marilyn Louise Fiore | Assistant District Attorney | 1989 |
| Mary Speedy Hajdu | P. O. Box 235 | 1989 |
| Stephen Willard Cass | Surrogate Court Chambers Surrogate's Court | 1989 |
| Stephen Willard Cass | Surrogate Court Chambers Surrogate's Court | 1989 |
| Tracey Alice Brunecz | Chautauqua Company Da's Office | 1989 |
| David L. Turnbull | Chautauqua County Family Court Support Magistrate | 1990 |
| George Panebianco | Jamestown City Court | 1990 |
| Grace Marie Hanlon | Chautauqua County County Courthouse | 1990 |
| Grace Marie Hanlon | Chautauqua County County Courthouse | 1990 |
| Nathaniel Laduca Barone | 1990 | |
| Scott Frederick Humble | Scott F. Humble JD ESQ, PC | 1990 |
| Scott Frederick Humble | Scott F. Humble JD ESQ, PC | 1990 |
| John Arter Jackson | Not Practicing | 1991 |
| John Arter Jackson | Not Practicing | 1991 |
| John Peter Gullo | John P. Gullo II | 1991 |
| Laurie Lynn Militello | Eades & Militello, P.C. | 1991 |
| Mark W. Grohol | Mark W. Grohol, Attorney | 1991 |
| Marlene Sirianno | Chautauqua County Surrogates Court | 1991 |
| William Francis Coughlin | 1991 | |
| Jane Elizabeth Hughes | Legal Assistance of Western New York | 1992 |
| Jane Elizabeth Hughes | Legal Assistance of Western New York | 1992 |
| John D. Vanstrom | John D. Vanstrom Attorney at Law | 1992 |
| Kristen Merrihew Wright | Chautauqua County Law Department | 1992 |
| Kurt David Gustafson | Erie 2-Chautauqua-Caltaraugus Boces | 1992 |
| Michael Patrick Smith | Chautauqua County DHHS | 1992 |
| Stephen James Wright | Wright Calimeri, PLLC | 1992 |
| Crandall Garen Nyweide | Crandall G. Nyweide | 1993 |
| Crandall Garen Nyweide | Crandall G. Nyweide | 1993 |
| David Jack Chrispell | David J. Chrispell | 1993 |
| David Walden Foley | Chautauqua County Courthouse | 1993 |
| Jeffrey A. Piazza | Chautauqua County Family Court | 1993 |
| Kevin John Sirwatka | Spoto Slater & Sirwatka | 1993 |
| Nancy Ann Dietzen | 1993 | |
| Nancy Ann Dietzen | 1993 | |
| Peter Anthony Pillittieri | BLY, Sheffield, Bargar, & Pillittieri | 1993 |
| Sally Ann Jaroszynski | Sally A. Ribaudo-Jaroszynski Attorney at Law | 1993 |
| Andrew D. Kehrer | Law Office of Andrew Kehrer | 1994 |
| Derek Vaughn Gregory | Chautauqua County Public Defender's Office | 1994 |
| Lydia Vaughn Evans | Evans & Evans, LLP | 1994 |
| Lydia Vaughn Evans | Evans & Evans, LLP | 1994 |
| Mark Justin Duncanson | 1994 | |
| Mark Justin Duncanson | 1994 | |
| Myra Vignovic Blasius | Lundberg Price, PC | 1994 |
| Myra Vignovic Blasius | Lundberg Price, PC | 1994 |
| Stephen Elmer Sellstrom | Sellstrom Law Firm, LLP | 1994 |
| Stephen Elmer Sellstrom | Sellstrom Law Firm, LLP | 1994 |
| William Leslie Wright | Wright, Wright & Hampton | 1994 |
| James Scott Dimmer | James Scott Dimmer, ESQ. | 1995 |
| Susan Leigh Wells | 1995 | |
| Curt Nathan Meeder | Curt N. Meeder | 1996 |
| Sherry Ann Bjork | Sherry A. Bjork, ESQ. | 1996 |
| Donna Marie Hartnett | Radack & Hartnett | 1997 |
| Jason Lawrence Schmidt | Jason L. Schmidt, ESQ. | 1997 |
| Lyle T. Hajdu | Erickson Webb Scolton & Hajdu | 1997 |
| Andrew Todd Radack | Radack, & Hartnett | 1998 |
| Debora Kaymore Becerra | Debora K. Becerra, Attorney at Law | 1998 |
| Debora Kaymore Becerra | Debora K. Becerra, Attorney at Law | 1998 |
| Philip Dennis Leone | Law Office of Philip D. Leone | 1998 |
| Randolph Scott Elf | 1998 | |
| Randolph Scott Elf | 1998 | |
| Gavin Anthony John MacFadyen | Law Office of Gavin A. J. MacFadyen, Esq. | 1999 |
| Michael Kevin Bobseine | Michael K. Bobseine, Esq. | 1999 |
| Randall S. Lewis | Chautauqua County Chapter of NYSARC, Inc. | 1999 |
| Joel Henry Seachrist | Seachrist Law Offices, P.C. | 2000 |
| Dana Adam Lundberg | Lundberg Price, P.C. | 2001 |
| Sean William Connolly | Chautauqua County Family Court | 2001 |
| Craig Edward Jackson | Craig Jackson, Attorney at Law | 2002 |
| David R. Roggenbaum | 2002 | |
| Peter Richard Johnson | Chautauqua County Family Court | 2002 |
| Peter Richard Johnson | Chautauqua County Family Court | 2002 |
| Rachel Elizabeth Roberts | Dunkirk City Court | 2002 |
| Rachel Louise Mitchell | Law Office of Rachel L. Mitchell | 2002 |
| Paul V. Webb | Erickson, Webb, Scolton & Hajdu | 2003 |
| Shannon Dyer Rozner | Chautauqua Institution | 2003 |
| Shannon Dyer Rozner | Chautauqua Institution | 2003 |
| Stephen Joseph Dilorenzo | Chautauqua County District Attorney's Office | 2003 |
| Richard Thomas Rankin | Richard Thomas Rankin, Esq. | 2004 |
| William Allen Evans | Microscope, LLC | 2004 |
| Daniel Charles Gard | Daniel C. Gard, ESQ. | 2005 |
| Lana Michelle Huston | Chautauqua County Surrogate's Court | 2005 |
| Lana Michelle Huston | Chautauqua County Surrogate's Court | 2005 |
| Michael Brian Engdahl | 2005 | |
| Todd Matthew Thomas | Chautauqua County | 2005 |
| John James Westman | The Westman Law Firm | 2006 |
| John Martin Lichtenthal | NYSUT | 2006 |
| Laurie Marie Beckerink | Chautauqua County Court | 2006 |
| Kelly Kathleen Drago | Drago Amatuzzo Law | 2007 |
| Lynn Suzanne Schaffer | Chautauqua County Department of Health and Human Services | 2007 |
| Michael Robert Cerrie | Law Offices of Michael Robert Cerrie | 2007 |
| Brian Richard Liebenow | Erie2 - Chautauqua - Cattaraugus BOCES | 2008 |
| John David Drayo | 2008 | |
| John David Drayo | 2008 | |
| Jonathan Nicholas Courtis | Schaack, Nelson & Courtis | 2008 |
| Jonathan Nicholas Courtis | Schaack, Nelson & Courtis | 2008 |
| Lori L. Thierfeldt | 2008 | |
| Rebecca L. Davison-March | Chautauqua County Department of Health and Human Services | 2008 |
| Amber L. Payne | Chautauqua County District Attorney | 2009 |
| Avery Scott Olson | Avery S. Olson, ESQ | 2009 |
| Cheryl Marie Reed | Cheryl M. Reed, Attorney at Law, PLLC | 2010 |
| Gregory David Drab | Drab Law Office, P.C. | 2010 |
| Jill Ann Spayer | Spayer Law Office, P.C. | 2010 |
| Christina Elisabeth Tretter | Law Office of Richard J. Morrisroe | 2011 |
| Joseph Michael Calimeri | Wright Wright & Hampton | 2011 |
| Patrick Joseph Slagle | Chautauqua County Department of Health and Human Services | 2011 |
| Andrew David Brautigam | Brautigam and Brautigam, LLP | 2012 |
| Brian Hartmann | Erie 2 Boces, Labor Relations Service | 2012 |
| Brian Hartmann | Erie 2 Boces, Labor Relations Service | 2012 |
| Carlton James Hamann | Chautauqua County Public Defender | 2012 |
| Jeffrey Allen Shevlin | Legal Assistance of Western New York | 2012 |
| Kevin Mark Martin | The Pennsylvania State University | 2012 |
| Richard Jonathan Morrisroe | Law Office of Richard J. Morrisroe | 2012 |
| Richard Jonathan Morrisroe | Law Office of Richard J. Morrisroe | 2012 |
| Andrew Stairs Robinson | Law Office of Andrew S. Robinson Jr., PLLC | 2013 |
| Johan Sigurd Ellefsen | 2013 | |
| John Ignatius Lamancuso | Lewis & Lewis, PC | 2013 |
| Kristin Michelle Lee Yaw | Hall & Lee Yaw, LLP | 2013 |
| Matthea W. Ross | Lundberg Price, P.C. | 2013 |
| Robert Shane Uber | Uber Law Office, PC | 2013 |
| Bridget Arendt Kleinfelder | 2014 | |
| Galena Duba-Weaver | 2014 | |
| Jonathan Kirk Henck | 2014 | |
| Jonathan Kirk Henck | 2014 | |
| Timothy John Ross | Timothy J. Ross, Esq. | 2014 |
| Alexandria Blair Murphy | Evans and Evans | 2015 |
| Emily A. Woodard | Chautauqua County District Attorney | 2015 |
| Erik David Bentley | Chautauqua County District Attorney's Office | 2015 |
| Peter Gordon Larson | Chautauqua County Department of Health and Human Services | 2015 |
| Rexford Haynes Morgan | Chautauqua County Public Defender's Office | 2015 |
| Titee Marion Beckerink | Robert H. Jackson Center | 2015 |
| Ana Marija Morgan | Morgan Law Firm, PLLC | 2016 |
| Benjamin Richard Haskin | City of Jamestown-Department of Development | 2016 |
| Christoph Akira Starostik | Chautauqua District Attorney's Office | 2016 |
| Edward Anthony Sundquist | 2016 | |
| Edward Anthony Sundquist | 2016 | |
| Elliot Samuel Raimondo | City of Jamestown-Corporation Counsel | 2016 |
| Kristy J. Woodfield | Chautauqua County Public Defender's Office | 2016 |
| Brendan Patrick Green | Chautauqua County Public Defender's Office | 2017 |
| James Edward Williams | Chautauqua County Public Defender's Office | 2017 |
| Michael Charles Panebianco | Lewis & Lewis, P.C. | 2017 |
| Jordan Therese Deren | Jamestown City Court | 2018 |
| Matthew Blair Schutte | Wright Calimeri, PLLC | 2018 |
| Sean William Uber | Uber Law Office, P.C. | 2018 |
| Zeb K. Khan | Ultrapak, LLC | 2018 |
| Zeb K. Khan | Ultrapak, LLC | 2018 |
| Heather Rachael Burley | Chautauqua County Public Defender | 2019 |
| James A. Cairns | Bilicki Law | 2019 |
| Alexander Raymond Scherer | Chautauqua County District Attorney | 2020 |
| Jordan Welch Humphreys | Chautauqua County Public Defender's Office | 2020 |
| Kelly M. Johnson | Robbins and Johnson, P.C. | 2020 |
| Kelly M. Johnson | Robbins and Johnson, P.C. | 2020 |
| Luwing Janfranko Peche Loayza | Chautauqua County Public Defender Office | 2020 |
| Tyler James Uber | Uber Law Office, PC | 2020 |
| Andrew William Hall | Chautauqua County District Attorney | 2022 |
| Elisabeth Anne Hall | Elisabeth A. Hall | 2022 |
| Elisabeth Anne Hall | Elisabeth A. Hall | 2022 |
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