There were 20 fewer active legal licenses in Jefferson County in December 2022 compared to the previous month, according to the NYS Attorney Registrations.
There were 124 active legal licenses in Jefferson County in December 2022, compared to 144 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 $95,146.
Lawyers in Jefferson County with active legal licenses in December 2022
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm | Year of License Granted |
|---|---|---|
| Richard M. Capone | Richard M. Capone | 1960 |
| Jon Kent Holcombe | Jon K. Holcombe Attorney at Law | 1964 |
| James Henry McGowan | 1966 | |
| Richard Alan Wittenburg | 1966 | |
| Michael D. Saunders | Wisner Saunders & Livingston | 1971 |
| Steven Charles Haas | Schwerzmann & Wise, P.C. | 1973 |
| Peter Sage Blodgett | Peter S. Blodgett Attorney | 1974 |
| Lawrence Donald Hasseler | Lawrence D. Hasseler, Attorney | 1975 |
| James K. Eby | Attorney Referee for Jefferson County Family Court | 1976 |
| Richard Kenneth Champney | Richard K. Champney, PC | 1976 |
| Peter Andrew Schwerzmann | 1977 | |
| Terrence John Whelan | 1977 | |
| Mark Grover Gebo | Barclay Damon | 1978 |
| James T. King | OSJA | 1979 |
| Paul Desmond Trimper | Weldon & Trimper Law Firm | 1979 |
| Roscoe Arthur Eisenhauer | Eisenhauer Law Firm | 1979 |
| Joseph William Russell | Joseph W. Russell, P.C. | 1980 |
| Lisa Weldon | 1980 | |
| Steven Grant Munson | Steven G. Munson, ESQ. | 1981 |
| Harold C. Livingston | Wisner Saunders & Livingston | 1982 |
| Renee Louise Renzi | Renee L. Renzi ESQ | 1982 |
| Larry Glen Covell | Jefferson Community College | 1983 |
| Gary W. Miles | Miles Law Firm, Doldo & Neddo, P.C. | 1984 |
| John H. Parmeter | John Parmeter JR | 1984 |
| Seth B. Buchman | Seth Buchman, Esquire | 1984 |
| Robert J. Slye | Slye Law Offices, P.C. | 1985 |
| William W. Ball | 1985 | |
| Catherine Burns Quencer | Schwerzmann & Wise, P.C. | 1986 |
| Lisa A. Proven | Jefferson County Family Court | 1986 |
| Stuart A. McCreary | Stuart A. Mccreary, ESQ | 1987 |
| David Peter Antonucci | Antonucci Law Firm, LLP | 1988 |
| Eugene Joseph Langone | Jefferson County Family Court Judge | 1988 |
| Jane Getman Larock | 1988 | |
| Timothy Alan Farley | Timothy A. Farley | 1988 |
| Walter McEwan Jeram | Walter M. Jeram Jr., Attorney at Law | 1988 |
| Bradford Colin Riendeau | Law Office of Bradford C. Riendeau, ESQ. | 1989 |
| James P. McClusky | Jefferson County Supreme Court | 1989 |
| John W. Hallett | John W. Hallett, ESQ. | 1989 |
| Polly S. Eseltine | Jefferson Company Attorney’s Office | 1989 |
| Robert Michael Weldon | Weldon & Trimper Law Firm | 1989 |
| David John Paulsen | Jefferson County Attorneys Office | 1990 |
| James A. Burrows | Kendall, Walton & Burrows | 1990 |
| Keith B. Caughlin | Schwerzmann & Wise, P.C. | 1990 |
| Anthony Inserra | Anthony Inserra ESQ. | 1991 |
| Kathy L. Quencer | Quencer Law Firm | 1991 |
| Andrew Nicholas Capone | Capone Law Firm, LLP | 1992 |
| John L. Sabik | John L. Sabik Jefferson County Attorney’s Office | 1992 |
| John William Amyot | 1992 | |
| Randall Corey Young | NY State Department of Environmental | 1992 |
| Robert Peter Bogdan | Robert Peter Bogdan | 1992 |
| Christina E. Stone | Slye Law Offices, P.C. | 1993 |
| David Baertus Geurtsen | Conboy Mckay Bachman & Kendall, LLP. | 1993 |
| Julie M. Hutchins | Jefferson County Public Defender’s Office | 1993 |
| Peter L. Walton | Kendall, Walton & Burrows | 1993 |
| Deanna R. Nelson | Nys Attorney General’s Office | 1994 |
| Eric Thomas Swartz | Swartz Law Firm, P.C. | 1994 |
| Eugene Raymond Renzi | 1994 | |
| Robert Trevor Peace | Legal Services of Central New York, Inc. | 1994 |
| Todd J. Doldo | Todd J. Doldo, Attorney at Law | 1994 |
| William Frederic Ramseier | Principal Law Clerk Supreme Court, Jefferson County | 1994 |
| Berline Vilceus | 1995 | |
| David Alphonse Renzi | Jefferson County Court Judge | 1995 |
| Cynthia Michelle McKenzie | New York State Office of the Attorney General Watertown Regional Office | 1996 |
| Kimberly Ann Wood | 1996 | |
| Kristyna S. Mills | County Office Building | 1996 |
| Matthew Alexander Doheny | North Country Capital, LLC | 1996 |
| Ann Elizabeth Phillips | Ann E. Phillips, Esq. | 1997 |
| Anthony Maurice Neddo | Watertown City Court | 1998 |
| Kari Kristina Fahrenbach | Jefferson County Attorney’s Office | 1999 |
| Laurel Ann McCarthy | Jefferson County Public Defenders Office | 1999 |
| Michelle Marie Scuderi | 1999 | |
| Nicole L. Kyle | Jefferson County Office of the District Attorney | 1999 |
| Patricia Lynn Dziuba | Office of the Jefferson County District Attorney | 2001 |
| Joseph A. Fedorko | 2002 | |
| Matthew R. Dunn | Poplaski & Dunn, PLLC | 2002 |
| Michael David Werner | Jefferson County Department of Social Services | 2002 |
| Timothy Lawson Virkler | Jefferson County Surrogate’s Court | 2002 |
| Aaron Dean Carr | Carr Law Firm | 2003 |
| David R. Ladd | 2003 | |
| Matthew John Porter | Matthew J. Porter, Attorney at Law | 2003 |
| Rodney Wayne Kyle | Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office | 2003 |
| Scott A. Otis | Scott Otis, ESQ. | 2003 |
| Addie Ann Elizabeth Jenne | Addie A. E. Jenne, ESQ. | 2004 |
| Jennifer A. Dougherty | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation | 2005 |
| Krystal Ann Rupert | Jefferson County Court | 2005 |
| Melissa Lynn Koffs | Koffs Law Firm | 2005 |
| Terence Michael Brennen | Jefferson County Attorney’s Office | 2005 |
| Erica Cohen | Jefferson County Family Court | 2006 |
| Aaron Richard Edwards | Aaron R. Edwards, Attorney at Law | 2007 |
| Shawn Clark Graham | Office of the Staff Judge Advocate | 2007 |
| Victoria Hasseler Collins | Collins & Hasseler Law, PLLC | 2007 |
| Daniel Samann | Car-Freshner Corporation | 2008 |
| Joseph Patrick Hughson | 2008 | |
| Carrie Marie Mason | Jefferson County Public Defender’s Office | 2009 |
| Jason Frank Poplaski | Poplaski & Dunn, PLLC | 2009 |
| Richard Vincent Naumiec | Jefferson County Public Defender | 2009 |
| Tricia Youker | Jefferson County Office Building | 2009 |
| Ashley Nichole Lyon | Mcclusky Law Firm | 2010 |
| James P. Mahoney | Office of Soldiers’ Meb Counsel, SJA | 2010 |
| Krista Ann Kleffner | Jefferson County Public Defenders Office | 2010 |
| Justin Frederick Brotherton | Brotherton Law Firm | 2011 |
| George Robert Shaffer | Jefferson-Lewis Boces School Attorney | 2012 |
| Michael Jason Yonkovig | Brownell Abstract Corporation | 2012 |
| Sean R. Sterling | Jefferson County DSS | 2012 |
| Genevieve Leanne Purcell | Genevieve L. Purcell, ESQ. | 2013 |
| Michael Allen Gold | United States Army | 2013 |
| Tristan David Simoneau | Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York | 2013 |
| Megan Sue Kendall | Kendall, Walton & Burrows | 2014 |
| Jaime H. Weinberg | Law Office of Jaime H. Weinberg, Esq. | 2015 |
| Cheryl L. Nielsen | Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office | 2016 |
| Julia Kaplan Toce | New York State Office of the Attorney General | 2016 |
| Thomas Joseph Murphy | Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office | 2016 |
| Kimberly Michele Ginyard | 2018 | |
| Shannon Christine McGlew | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation | 2018 |
| Nicholas Andrew Schaffer | Fort Drum Office of the Staff Judge Advocate | 2019 |
| Tristen J. Robinson | Lebaudy Law Office, P.C. | 2019 |
| Nolan Darrin Pitkin | Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office | 2020 |
| Rafferty Elizabeth Taylor | 2020 | |
| Tenaha Lynn Sparacino | Sparacino Law Firm | 2020 |
| Christian Ronnall Elliott | 2021 | |
| Morgan Riley Mayer | 2021 | |
| Erik William Barron | Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office | 2022 |
| Kathryn Julia Harrienger | Kendall, Walton & Burrows | 2022 |
| Tina Lou Goodwin | Goodwin Law | 2022 |
