Taa R. Grays Secretary at the NYSBA | Oficial Website
Taa R. Grays Secretary at the NYSBA | Oficial Website
There were 95 active legal licenses in Cattaraugus County in April, compared to 97 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 Cattaraugus County with active legal licenses in April
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm | Year License was Granted |
|---|---|---|
| Gregory Lowell Payne | 2024 | |
| Ian Heath Adelstein-Herrmann | 2023 | |
| Derek Daniel Hafner | Cattaraugus County District Attorney | 2021 |
| Dillon Michael Lauricella | Cattaraugus County Public Defender's Office | 2021 |
| Brendon James Riley | Cattaraugus County Attorney's Office | 2020 |
| Jessica Anne Ungaro | Cattaraugus County District Attorney's Office | 2020 |
| Adam Weinstein Dexter | Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc. | 2019 |
| Lonnie Aaron Farrington | Cattaragus-Allegany Boces | 2019 |
| Dalton Costa Lima Vieira | Legal Assistance of Western New York | 2018 |
| Erin Lynn Whitcomb | 2017 | |
| Shawn Thomas Stockwell | Brooks and Brooks | 2017 |
| Stephanie Ann Hale | Cattaraugus County Public Defenders Office | 2016 |
| Brian Carl Palumbo | Palumbo and Bertrand PA | 2015 |
| Elizabeth Anne Charlotte Bertrand | Palumbo & Bertrand, P. A. | 2015 |
| Tyler James Threehouse | Threehouse Law Firm, P.C. | 2015 |
| Benjamin James Smith | Cattaraugus County Public Defender's Office | 2014 |
| Jenna Alexandra Gallagher | 2014 | |
| Julie Aline Barnes | 2013 | |
| Eric Michael Firkel | Shane & Firkel, PC | 2011 |
| Heather Julia Anderson | Anderson Law Office | 2011 |
| James Anthony Schettine | Meridien Energy, LLC | 2011 |
| Jay William Frantz | Brooks & Brooks, LLP | 2011 |
| John Chester Nelson | 2011 | |
| Kathleen Gard Moriarty | 2011 | |
| Dana James Carl Fogle | Cattaraugus County Office of the Public Defender | 2010 |
| Ashley E. Smith | Cattaraugus County Attorney | 2009 |
| Daniel M. Howe | Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc. | 2008 |
| Darryl Robert Bloom | Cattaraugus County Public Defender's Office | 2008 |
| Kevin Marc Habberfield | Black, Lyle & Habberfield, LLP | 2008 |
| Charity Ann Phipps | Law Office of Charity Ann Phipps | 2007 |
| Michael Anthony Morgan | Morgan & Associates, PLLC | 2007 |
| Steven Anthony Lanza | Law Office of Steven A. Lanza | 2007 |
| Bridget A. McCue-Marshall | 2006 | |
| William Preston Marshall | Assistant Public Defender | 2006 |
| Heather A. Tomes | Olean City Court | 2005 |
| James Aloysius Ignatius McAuley | James I. Mcauley Attorney at Law | 2005 |
| Janine Crawley Fodor | Iroquois Group | 2005 |
| Pamela J. Kirkwood | Cattaraugus Allegany Boces | 2005 |
| Schavon R. Morgan | Cattaraugus Company Family Court | 2005 |
| Jessica L. Anderson | Legal Assistance of Western New York | 2004 |
| Clayton L. Silvernail | 2003 | |
| Daniel S. Silber | Elexco Land Services | 2003 |
| Kelly Marie Balcom | Cattaraugus Company District Attorney's Office | 2003 |
| Linda M. Schnell | Law Office of Linda M. Schnell | 2003 |
| Audrey A. Seeley | U. S. Department of Energy | 2002 |
| Erin Marie Brady Swenson | Brady & Swenson, P.C. | 2002 |
| Matthew R. Swenson | Brady & Swenson, PC | 2002 |
| Roger Jon Yehl | Law Offices of Roger J. Yehl | 2002 |
| Ethan Matthew Lyle | Black, Lyle & Habberfield, LLP | 2000 |
| Gary Alan Abraham | Law Office of Gary A. Abraham | 2000 |
| Lori Pettit Rieman | Catt. County D. A. 's | 1997 |
| James Andrew Musacchio | Musacchio & Pyle | 1996 |
| Jay David Carr | Carr, Saglimben, LLP | 1996 |
| Sherry Ann Bjork | Sherry A. Bjork, ESQ. | 1996 |
| Gerald Matthew Driscoll | Cattaraugus County Building | 1995 |
| Michael John Saglimben | Carr Saglimben, LLP | 1995 |
| Carole Barkewitz McNall | Jandoli School of Communication | 1994 |
| Erich Sprague Weyand | Weyand & Weyand, LLP | 1994 |
| Jeffrey Andrew Black | Black, Lyle & Habberfield, LLP | 1994 |
| Jennifer Ann Widger | NYS Office of Court Administration | 1994 |
| Michael David Burke | Law Office of Michael D. Burke | 1994 |
| Brian Eugene O'Connell | The Brian O'Connell Jr. Law Firm, PLLC | 1993 |
| Gregory Eugene Shemeld | Gregory E. Shemeld Attorney at Law | 1992 |
| Jeffrey Reed | Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc. | 1992 |
| Moses Mark Steven Howden | Cattaraugus Family Court | 1992 |
| Claudia Glenn Catalano | 1991 | |
| Wendy A. Tuttle | Wendy a Tuttle, Attorney at Law | 1991 |
| Joseph Lawrence Kilbridge | Joseph Lawrence Kilbridge | 1990 |
| Robert Odawi Porter | Odawi Law, PLLC | 1990 |
| Raymond Mark Pfeiffer | Pfeiffer & Pfeiffer, P.C. | 1989 |
| John Charles Luzier | 1988 | |
| Carl R. Vahl | Carl R. Vahl | 1985 |
| Alan Leroy Spears | Alan L. Spears | 1984 |
| Bryan R. Milks | 1984 | |
| Steven Alan Wright | Steven Alan Wright ESQ | 1984 |
| Ronald Dean Ploetz | Cattaraugus County Supreme and County Courts | 1983 |
| Stephen James Riley | Stephen J. Riley, ESQ. | 1983 |
| Stephen Dana Miller | Cattaraugus County | 1982 |
| Fern S. Adelstein | Fern S. Adelstein | 1981 |
| Thomas Walter Rickert | Congdon Perreault Dohl & Rickert | 1981 |
| Fredric F. Weyand | Weyand & Weyand | 1979 |
| Mary Jane Nevins | Mary Jane Nevins OSF | 1979 |
| Jil St. Ledger-Roty | Jil St. Ledger-Roty | 1978 |
| Kameron Kimber Brooks | Brooks & Brooks, LLP | 1978 |
| Daniel R. Palumbo | Palumbo & Bertrand | 1976 |
| Daniel A. Derose | Kehoe & Derose | 1974 |
| Nicholas A. Dicerbo | Nicholas A. DiCerbo, Attorney at Law | 1974 |
| Robert Joseph Simon | 1974 | |
| Edward John Wagner | Edward J. Wagner Attorney-at-Law | 1973 |
| Thomas Carl Brady | Brady & Swenson, PC | 1973 |
| Robert E. Mountain | Mountain & Spears Attorneys & Counselors at Law | 1972 |
| John M. Hart | John M. Hart Jr. | 1971 |
| Jeremiah John Moriarty | 1968 | |
| Charles M. Harrigan | Charles M. Harrigan JR | 1960 |
| John Michael Shane | Shane & Firkel | 1959 |
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