Mohawk Valley Times

There was an unchanged number of active legal licenses in Otsego County in April compared to the previous month, according to the NYS Attorney Registrations.

There were 107 active legal licenses in Otsego County in April.

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.

Lawyer Name	Name of Firm	Year License was Granted
Lesley Marilyn Harlem		2021
Sarah Elisabet Stanislawa Schmer		2020
Dominic M. Chimera	Law Office of Victor M. Wright	2019
Jacob Michael Sackett	Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP	2019
Christine Smith Corrigan		2018
Lara Sofia Romero		2018
Alicia Christine Rohan		2017
Catherine Mildred Hannan		2015
Sarah C. Styslinger	Law Office of Sarah Styslinger, P.C.	2015
Steven James Talevi		2014
Tegan Green		2014
Joseph Robert Membrino		2013
Susan Marie Lettis		2013
Barbara Jean Durkin	SUNY Oneonta	2012
Meredith Leigh Baio	Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP	2012
Bradley John Moses	Otsego County District Attorney	2011
Denise Jean Burnell Hollis	Otsego County Attorney's Office	2011
Lauren Cady Glynn		2011
Sarah Elizabeth Cowen	Otsego County Court	2011
Brett Charles Cowen		2010
Willard Jacob Pinney Sawma		2010
Andrew Davis Stammel	Law Office of Andrew D. Stammel	2009
Jonathan Lloyd Becker	Attorney Jonathan Becker	2009
Brenton Patrick Dadey	Scarzafava Basdekis and Dadey, PLLC	2008
Patricia Lynne Canner	Law Offices of Walter L. Terry, III	2007
Eric Vincent Jervis	Harlem & Jervis Law Office	2006
Dennis Brian Laughlin	Donovan Laughlin and Laughlin, LLC	2005
Nathaniel Patrick Getman	Otsego County Supreme Court	2004
Stephen John Mescall		2004
Anastasios Paul Karabinis		2003
Charles Clark Hunter		2003
Christopher Hammond		2003
Edward Thomas Lentz	Edward T. Lentz, Patent Attorney	2003
Jill Ann Poulson	Select or Enter	2003
William Clark Green	Green & Green, Attorneys at Law	2003
Christopher Gary Wilson		2002
Danta Marie Quintin Bolin		2001
Daniel Eric Dubois		2000
Justin Cecil Barth	New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company	2000
Philip Gregory Fortino	New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company	2000
Michael Edward Trosset		1999
Monica Carrascoso	Otsego County Attorneys Office	1999
Victor Bernard Carrascoso	Law Offices of Victor B. Carrascoso	1999
Jeffrey Conrad Griswold	Jeffrey C. Griswold, ESQ.	1998
Paul John Millias	Millias Law Office Paul J. Millias, ESQ	1998
Sean James Shannon	SUNY Oneonta	1998
Edward Warren Garo Gozigian	Gozigian, Washburn & Clinton	1997
John Michael Muehl	Otsego County District Attorney	1996
Linden Edsel Thomas		1996
Robert Anderson Gouldin	Robert A. Gouldin, ESQ.	1996
Theodoros Basdekis	Scarzafava Basdekis & Dadey, PLLC	1996
Tracy Ann Donovan Laughlin	Tracy's Law Office	1995
Richard Eric Brown		1993
Brian D. Burns	Nys Supreme Court	1992
Terrence P. Dwyer	The Law Office of Terrence P. Dwyer	1992
Kara Harmon	Kara Tobias Harmon ESQ.	1991
Kelley Marie Eckmair	Kelley M. Eckmair, ESQ. Attorney at Law	1991
Marvin Daube Parshall	Parshall & West	1991
Michael Francis Getman		1991
David Kendall Taylor	Otsego County Attorney's Office	1990
Douglas Hector Zamelis	Douglas H. Zamelis, ESQ.	1990
Edward Charles Graepel	Edward C. Graepel, ESQ.	1990
Christy A. Coe	Christy a Coe	1989
John Joseph Santacrose		1989
Marilyn Dick Magnuson		1989
Mark Nevill Oursler	Attorney Otsego County, Surrogate & Family Court	1989
Randel Aaron Scharf	Law Office of Randel A. Scharf	1989
Carmela Mone		1987
David James Clinton	Gozigian, Washburn and Clinton	1987
Scott Robert Nortz	Legal Aid Society of Central NY	1987
Aaron Arthur Dean	Aaron A. Dean, ESQ.	1986
Steven Edward Ratner		1986
Timothy R. Johnson	Otsego Electric Cooperative, Inc.	1986
Linden D. Summers		1985
Stephen F. Baker	Law Office of Stephen F. Baker	1985
Steven Z. Feuer	Steven Z. Feuer	1985
Anne-Marguerite Green	Nys OCFS, Special Hearings Bureau	1984
Kurt D. Schulte		1984
Nathan Robert Fenno	The New York Suquehanna & Western Railway Corporation	1983
Richard A. Harlem	Harlem and Jervis	1983
Robert Willis Birch	Schlather & Birch	1983
Steven Harris Mosenson		1983
Bonnie McGuire Jones		1982
Debra Marcus	Family Planning of South Central New York, Inc.	1982
Ellen Leary Coccoma	Hinman, Howard & Kattell	1982
Margaret Anne O'Connell	M. Anne Oconnell	1982
Patricia M. Kennedy	Patricia M. Kennedy	1982
Dia M. Carleton	SUNY Oneonta	1981
Lucy P. Bernier		1981
Donald J. Schwartz	Donald J. Schwartz	1980
Peter Waverly Hill	Law Office of Peter Hill	1980
Amyjane Rettew		1979
Andrew M. Puritz	Andrew M. Puritz	1979
Albert E. Clune		1978
Charles J. Bosco	Charles J. Bosco ESQ.	1978
David Scott Merzig	Kehoe & Merzig, P.C.	1978
Thomas Hegeman	Thomas Hegeman ESQ	1978
Martin Howd Tillapaugh	Martin H. Tillapaugh	1977
Richard Allan Rothermel	Rothermel & Wilson, PLLC	1977
William Richard Bookhout	William R. Bookhout Attorney at Law	1977
Joseph F. Kehoe	Kehoe & Merzig, P.C.	1975
Robert J. Poulson		1971
Michael A. Brush	Law Office of Michael a Brush	1968
Joseph T. Pondolfino	Joseph T. Pondolfino Jr. ESQ	1966
Walter L. Terry	Walter L. Terry III	1966
Marvin Daube Parshall	Marvin D. Parshall	1960
George R. Silvernell	George R. Silvernell	1958