There were 85 active legal licenses in Cortland County in January, compared to 79 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 Cortland County with active legal licenses in January
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm | Year of License Granted |
|---|---|---|
| Donald William Yager | 1967 | |
| William Jeffrey Pomeroy | Pomeroy, Armstrong & Casullo, LLP | 1972 |
| David E. Ames | Ames Law Office | 1976 |
| Timothy Grant Riehlman | Riehlman Shafer & Shaw | 1976 |
| William Frederick Ames | Cortland County Court | 1976 |
| James T. Murphy | Legal Services of Central NY, Inc. | 1977 |
| Donald Charles Armstrong | Pomeroy, Armstrong & Casullo, LLP | 1980 |
| Martin Judge MacK | 1980 | |
| James J. Troy | James J. Troy Attorney at Law | 1981 |
| James J. Troy | James J. Troy Attorney at Law | 1981 |
| James Joseph Baranello | James J. Baranello | 1981 |
| Lawrence J. Knickerbocker | Lawrence J. Knickerbocker | 1983 |
| Lawrence J. Knickerbocker | Lawrence J. Knickerbocker | 1983 |
| Mark D. Suben | 1983 | |
| Mark D. Suben | 1983 | |
| David S. Hartnett | David Hartnett ESQ | 1984 |
| David S. Hartnett | David Hartnett ESQ | 1984 |
| Edward W. Goehler | Edward W. Goehler | 1984 |
| David Lawrence Snyder | 1986 | |
| Joel Ian Ross | Riehlman, Shafer & Shaw, LLC | 1986 |
| Mary E. Leonard | Leonard & Van Donsel, LLP | 1986 |
| Jerry William Whalen | 1987 | |
| Jerry William Whalen | 1987 | |
| Patrick Michael Snyder | Patrick M. Snyder Attorney at Law | 1987 |
| John L. Bardsley | John L. Bardsley, ESQ. | 1988 |
| Julie Anne Campbell | Cortland County Courthouse | 1988 |
| Carolyn Rebecca Ruis Hoffmann | Cortland County Public Defender | 1989 |
| Richard C. Van Donsel | 1989 | |
| Frank Adam Sarat | 1990 | |
| Karen L. Howe | 1990 | |
| Francis James Casullo | Pomeroy, Armstrong & Casullo, LLP | 1991 |
| Elizabeth Anne Burns | Cortland City Court | 1992 |
| Kevin Arthur Jones | Cortland County Public Defender | 1992 |
| Margaret Shay Bardsley | Margaret Shay Bardsley ESQ., Cortland City Court | 1992 |
| Natalie B. Miner | Natalie B. Miner Attorney at Law | 1992 |
| Natalie B. Miner | Natalie B. Miner Attorney at Law | 1992 |
| Felix F. Tschanz | 1993 | |
| Felix F. Tschanz | 1993 | |
| Keith David Dayton | Keith D. Dayton Attorney at Law | 1993 |
| Wendy Lee Franklin | Cortland County Attorneys Office | 1993 |
| Charles Randolph Ross | 1994 | |
| Mark George Masler | Supreme Court Chambers | 1994 |
| Amanda Chapman Shaw | Riehlman, Shafer & Shaw, LLC | 1995 |
| Donna Elizabeth West | 1995 | |
| Lenore Marie Lefevre | 1995 | |
| Margaret M. Robinson | 1995 | |
| Margaret M. Robinson | 1995 | |
| Matthew Brendan Hayes | Mcneil & Company | 1995 |
| Patrick Anthony Perfetti | Cortland County District Attorney | 1995 |
| David Clair Alexander | Hon. David C. Alexander | 1997 |
| Karen Ann Leahy | The Higgins House | 1998 |
| Mardis F. Kelsen | The Higgins House | 1998 |
| Daniel Patrick Malley | 1999 | |
| Randolph Van Iderstine Kruman | Cortland County Courthouse | 1999 |
| Ronald Thomas Walsh | The Walsh Law Firm, P.C. | 2000 |
| Stacy L. Banewicz | 2000 | |
| Anthony Bartolomeo Caravella | 2001 | |
| Christopher Irvin Simser | Office of the District Attorney | 2001 |
| Robert J. Demarco | Law Offices of Robert J. Demarco | 2002 |
| Sarah A. Hinchcliff | Cortland County Family Court | 2002 |
| Francis S. Williams | Law Offices of S. Francis Williams, P.C. | 2003 |
| Victoria J. Monty | Cortland County Attorney | 2003 |
| Anita Francisca Naa Okaile Ribeiro | Cortland County Public Defender's Office | 2004 |
| Shruti Amin Viswanathan | Citizens Concerned for Children, Inc. | 2005 |
| Beth A.L. O'Connor | Unified Court System | 2007 |
| Beth A.L. O'Connor | Unified Court System | 2007 |
| Elizabeth Surrick Healy | Cortland County District Attorney | 2008 |
| John Ardin Delvecchio | Cardinale & Delvecchio Law Firm, PLLC | 2008 |
| Michael Patrick Porciello | Supreme Court Chambers | 2008 |
| Lisa Kim Miller | 2009 | |
| Lisa Kim Miller | 2009 | |
| Marcie Palmer Eaton | Troy & Eaton, LLP | 2009 |
| Marcie Palmer Eaton | Troy & Eaton, LLP | 2009 |
| Melissa Leigh Ballowe | Cortland County Public Defender | 2009 |
| Keith Ian Cassidy | Cortland County | 2010 |
| Jessica Marie Weyant | Cortland County District Attorney's Office | 2011 |
| Jill Mary Partridge | Riehlman, Shafer & Shaw, LLC | 2011 |
| Daniel Jay Ellis | Thoma Development Consultants | 2013 |
| Zela E. Brotherton | The Higgins House | 2013 |
| Dante Armideo | 2016 | |
| Kayla Danielle Hardesty | Cortland County Public Defender | 2017 |
| Maria Navone Manning | Maria Manning, Attorney at Law | 2017 |
| Amanda Scott Wadsworth | Cortland County Public Defender's Office | 2019 |
| Jeri Ann Duvall | Perfetti Law Offices, P.C. | 2019 |
| Janice L. Stafford | Janice L. Stafford | 2022 |
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