There were 12 active legal licenses in Otsego County in July, compared to 20 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 Otsego County with active legal licenses in July
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm | Year of License Granted |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Nevill Oursler | Attorney Otsego County, Surrogate & Family Court | 1989 |
| David Kendall Taylor | Legal Aid Society of Mid New York, Inc. | 1990 |
| Kara Harmon | Kara Tobias Harmon ESQ. | 1991 |
| Jill Ann Poulson | Select or Enter | 2003 |
| Ryan Frederick Coutlee | Coutlee Law Health & Elder Law Planning | 2003 |
| Dennis Brian Laughlin | Donovan Laughlin and Laughlin, LLC | 2005 |
| Patricia Lynne Canner | Law Offices of Walter L. Terry, III | 2007 |
| Denise Jean Burnell Hollis | Otsego County Attorney's Office | 2011 |
| Lauren Cady Glynn | Schlather & Birch | 2011 |
| Joseph Robert Membrino | 2013 | |
| Catherine Mildred Hannan | Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc. | 2015 |
| Lesley Marilyn Harlem | 2021 |
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