There were five fewer active legal licenses in Lewis County in February compared to the previous month, according to the NYS Attorney Registrations.
There were 28 active legal licenses in Lewis County in February, compared to 33 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.
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm | Year of License Granted |
|---|---|---|
| Earl B. Dunckel | Earl B. Dunckel | 1968 |
| Thomas Anthony Campany | Campany, Mcardle & Randall, PLLC | 1976 |
| Michael Farrington Young | Young Law Office, PLLC | 1978 |
| Edgar S.K. Merrell | Merrell & Merrell | 1979 |
| James Coffman | Dr. James Coffman, Attorney at Law | 1980 |
| Joan E. McNichol | Lewis County Attorney | 1980 |
| Jonathan W. Miller | 1981 | |
| Kevin M. McArdle | Campany, Mcardle & Randall, PLLC | 1983 |
| Steven Allan Smith | Lewis County Supreme Court | 1984 |
| Cindy F. Intschert | 1985 | |
| Keith Alexander Lyndaker | Keith A. Lyndaker, Esq. | 1985 |
| Susan J. Kraeger | Susan J. Kraeger | 1986 |
| Charles Conover Merrell | Lewis County Supreme Court, Lewis County Courthouse | 1990 |
| Leanne Kay Moser | Lewis County District Attorney | 1992 |
| Daniel Robert King | Lewis County Family Court | 1993 |
| Adam Roy Matteson | Law Office of Adam Matteson | 2000 |
| Peter James De Wind | Tioga County Attorney’s Office | 2001 |
| Matthew Alexander Goettel | Lewis County Attorney’s Office | 2002 |
| Krystal Ann Rupert | Lewis County Combined Courts | 2005 |
| Caleb Jackson Petzoldt | Lewis County District Attorneys Office | 2008 |
| Lydia Lea Young | Young Law Office, PLLC | 2011 |
| Candace Lyn Lorraine Randall | Campany, Mcardle & Randall, PLLC | 2013 |
| Christina Marie Curri | Lewis Defenders, PLLC | 2013 |
| Jennifer Mae Scordo | Lewis County Combined Courts | 2013 |
| Mark Robert Lemieux | 2013 | |
| Ian William Gilbert | Ian W. Gilbert, Attorney at Law | 2016 |
| Zakary Izak Woodruff | Young Law Office | 2016 |
| Genevieve Ann Fidler | 2021 |
