NE New York Today

There was an unchanged number of active legal licenses in Franklin County in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the previous quarter, according to the NYS Attorney Registrations.

Franklin County had 15 active legal licenses in the second quarter of 2024.

Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this time period.

While New York has the nation's largest lawyer population at nearly 190,000, most are concentrated around New York City. Only 3% of all the legal force serves the remaining 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.

In June 2024, the average salary for an attorney working in New York State was around $109,298 per year, slightly above the national average

Lawyer Name	Name of Firm	Year License was Granted
Kristopher Philip Wilson	-	2021
Christopher Don Nye	-	2012
Aviva Riley	Law Office of Aviva Riley	2010
Lorraine Marie White	-	2006
Ginger J. Cantwell	Adirondack Medical Center	2003
Peter John Herne	Peter J. Herne ESQ.	1999
John Stuart Banta	John S. Banta, Esq.	1995
Dawn Marie Schmidt	Dawn Marie Schmidt ESQ.	1993
Judith Ann Pareira	Judith A. Pareira, ESQ.	1990
Barbara Marie Friend	Barbara Marie Friend ESQ	1978
James Edward Maher	James E. Maher	1978
Charles Joseph Nicastro	Charles J. Nicastro	1975
Robert Edward White	Robert E. White	1974
Mark Flack Wells	Mark Flack Wells ESQ	1973
Malcolm A. Coutant	Malcolm Anson Coutant	1969