This dataset includes over 300 thousands attorneys registered with the Office of Court Administration (OCA), which oversees and administrates the New York State Unified Court System. Each attorney is registered with the registration number, full name, company name and address, phone number, email, year admitted, etc. The information provided is deemed public information pursuant to 22 NYCRR 118 (Rules of the Chief Administrative Judge).
Subject | Transparency and Disclosure |
Jurisdiction | State of New York |
Data Provider | Office of Court Administration (OCA), New York State Unified Court System |
Source | data.ny.gov |
According to Part 118 of the Administrative Rules of the Unified Court System & Uniform Rules of the Trial Courts, every attorney admitted to practice in New York Stat, whether resident or nonresident, and whether or not in good standing, shall file a registration statement with the Chief Administrator of the Courts within 60 days of the date of such admission, and during each alternate year thereafter, within 30 days after the attorney's birthday, for as long as the attorney remains duly admitted to the New York bar. Section 468-a of the NY Judiciary Law and 22 NYCRR Part 118 of the Rules of the Chief Administrator of the Courts require the biennial registration of all attorneys admitted in the State of New York, whether they are resident or non-resident, active or retired, or practicing law in New York or elsewhere. All attorneys are required to renew their attorney registration every two years, within 30 days after their birthday. Except for certain cases, the information contained in the registration statement filed shall be made available to the public.
This dataset includes all registered attorneys admitted in NYS, whether they are resident or non-resident, active or retired, or practicing law in NY or anywhere else. The disclosed information for each attorney includes Registration Number, First Name, Middle Name, Last Name, Suffix, Company Name, Street Address, City, County, Country, Business Telephone Number, Year Admitted to the NYS Bar, Judicial Department of Admission, Law School from which degree was granted, the registration status of the attorney, Next Registration month and year.
To give New Yorkers the access they deserve to government data and information, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo launched the Open NY initiative in March 2013 and signed Executive Order 95. It directs state agencies to identify, catalog, and publish their data on the state's open data website administered by the Office of Information Technology Services (ITS). Open NY increases transparency, improves government performance, empowers New Yorkers to participate in government, and encourages research and economic opportunities statewide.
There are over 300,000 attorneys admitted in New York State, who are required to register with the Office of Court Administration of NYS Unified Court System.
Most NYS attorneys are working in law firms. The top companies employing the most NYS attorneys are LATHAM & WATKINS LLP,
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP, WHITE & CASE LLP, THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY, DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL LLP, and SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP, each employing more than 600 attorneys.
Government agencies (such as New York City Law Department) and financial institutes (such as Morgan Stanley) also employ many NYS attorneys.
While a majority of NYS attorneys obtained degrees from law schools in New York City, such as Brooklyn Law School, New York Law School, Columbia University (Columbia Law School), New York University (School of Law), Fordham University (School of Law), St. John's University, Yeshiva University (Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law),
there are also many graduates of Harvard University (Harvard Law School), Albany Law School, Georgetown University (Law Center), Cornell Unversity (Law School), Boston University.
Over 30% of NYS attorneys are working in New York City; there are also many attorneys working in Washington (4.5%), Albany (1.3%), Buffalo (1.3%), White Plains (1.2%) and Boston (1%).
There are also many attorneys from foreign countries admitted in NYS, including China (3279), Japan (3130), United Kingdom (2701), Canada (2016), Korea (1751), Hong Kong (1414), France (1400), Germany (1032).
The total number of attorneys noticeably decreased in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic; it dropped by over 10% in 2020 (from 6679 in 2019 to 5948) and dropped again by 19% in 2021.
In 2022, the number of attorneys is at the same level as in 2021, 30% below the 2015-2018 level, and 40% below the 2009-2014 level.
We expect to see more attorneys admitted in the upcoming years as the economy reovers from the pandemic.
Company | Attorneys | Percent |
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Latham & Watkins LLP | 768 | 0.28% |
Kirkland & Ellis LLP | 768 | 0.28% |
White & Case LLP | 646 | 0.24% |
The Legal Aid Society | 643 | 0.24% |
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | 607 | 0.22% |
Sidley Austin LLP | 601 | 0.22% |
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | 553 | 0.20% |
Ropes & Gray LLP | 537 | 0.20% |
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | 524 | 0.19% |
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP | 508 | 0.19% |
Milbank LLP | 492 | 0.18% |
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | 483 | 0.18% |
School | Attorneys | Percent |
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Brooklyn Law School | 9960 | 3.65% |
New York Law School | 8992 | 3.29% |
Columbia Law School | 6917 | 2.53% |
New York University | 6849 | 2.51% |
New York University School of Law | 6423 | 2.35% |
Harvard Law School | 5584 | 2.04% |
Fordham University School of Law | 5169 | 1.89% |
Albany Law School | 4928 | 1.80% |
Harvard | 4544 | 1.66% |
Brooklyn | 3967 | 1.45% |
Fordham | 3964 | 1.45% |
Georgetown University Law Center | 3948 | 1.45% |
Country | Attorneys | Percent |
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China | 3279 | 1.20% |
Japan | 3130 | 1.15% |
United Kingdom | 2701 | 0.99% |
Canada | 2016 | 0.74% |
Korea | 1751 | 0.64% |
Hong Kong | 1414 | 0.52% |
France | 1400 | 0.51% |
Germany | 1032 | 0.38% |
Israel | 763 | 0.28% |
Switzerland | 679 | 0.25% |
Singapore | 658 | 0.24% |
Australia | 575 | 0.21% |
City | Attorneys | Percent |
---|---|---|
New York | 87103 | 31.89% |
Washington | 12389 | 4.54% |
Brooklyn | 7194 | 2.63% |
Albany | 3608 | 1.32% |
Buffalo | 3498 | 1.28% |
White Plains | 3257 | 1.19% |
Boston | 2742 | 1.00% |
Los Angeles | 2710 | 0.99% |
Bronx | 2572 | 0.94% |
Rochester | 2395 | 0.88% |
San Francisco | 2382 | 0.87% |
Garden City | 2235 | 0.82% |
Zip | Attorneys | Percent |
---|---|---|
New York, Ny 10019 | 8224 | 3.01% |
New York, Ny 10022 | 8183 | 3.00% |
New York, NY 10017 | 7801 | 2.86% |
New York, NY 10036 | 6803 | 2.49% |
New York, Ny 10007 | 5008 | 1.83% |
New York, Ny 10004 | 4453 | 1.63% |
New York, Ny 10005 | 3676 | 1.35% |
New York, Ny 10020 | 3622 | 1.33% |
New York, Ny 10001 | 3613 | 1.32% |
Brooklyn, Ny 11201 | 3553 | 1.30% |
New York, Ny 10016 | 2933 | 1.07% |
New York, Ny 10018 | 2767 | 1.01% |
Year | Attorneys | Percent |
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2022 | 3380 | 1.24% |
2021 | 4828 | 1.77% |
2020 | 5948 | 2.18% |
2019 | 6679 | 2.45% |
2018 | 7379 | 2.70% |
2017 | 7134 | 2.61% |
2016 | 7266 | 2.66% |
2015 | 7683 | 2.81% |
2014 | 9073 | 3.32% |
2013 | 8599 | 3.15% |
2012 | 7996 | 2.93% |
2011 | 8114 | 2.97% |
Address: 35 Lower Long Street, Foreshore, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8001, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: ENSAFRICA Law School: University of Johannesburg Year Admitted: 2024 | ||||
Address: Unit A4, Office @ Nature, 500 Botterklapper Street, Lynnwood, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: WATSON LAW INCORPORATED Law School: University of Pretoria Year Admitted: 2023 | ||||
Address: 25 Bath Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: THUNGELA RESOURCES LTD Law School: Duke University School of Law Year Admitted: 2020 | ||||
Address: 26 Odysseys Street, Paradise Beach, Langebaan 7357, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: PRIVATE Law School: University of the Free State. Year Admitted: 2019 | ||||
Address: Suite 43 Katherine West, 114 West Street, Sandton Johannesburg, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: CENTURION LAW GROUP Law School: University of Ibadan Year Admitted: 2019 | ||||
Address: 90 Rivonia Road, Johannesburg 2196, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: WEBBER WENTZEL ATTORNEYS Law School: Cornell Law School Year Admitted: 2018 | ||||
Address: 7th Floor, Rosebank Link, 173 Oxford Road, Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: COVINGTON & BURLING LLP Law School: Georgetown University Law Center Year Admitted: 2018 | ||||
Address: 2nd Floor, 4 Protea Place, Sandown, Johannesburg Gauteng 2196, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: THE MAISELS GROUP Law School: Rhodes University, University of Edinburgh Year Admitted: 2016 | ||||
Address: First Floor, Oakdale House, The Oval, 1 Oakdale Road, Claremont, Cape Town, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: Corporate Law Alliance Law School: New York University School of Law Year Admitted: 2016 | ||||
Address: 2nd Floor, Maisels Chambers, The Maisels Group, 4 Protea Place, Sandown, Sandton, Johannesburg Gauteng 2196, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: ADVOCATE OF THE JOHANNESBURG BAR Law School: University of the Witwatersrand Year Admitted: 2016 | ||||
Address: 2nd Floor, Maisels Chambers, 4 Protea Place, Sandton, Johannesburg, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: THE MAISELS GROUP OF ADVOCATES Law School: Georgetown University Law Center Year Admitted: 2015 | ||||
Address: 90 Rivonia Road, Sandhurst, Sandton, 2196, Johannesburg, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: WEBBER WENTZEL, IN ALLIANCE WITH LINKLATERS Law School: UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND Year Admitted: 2015 | ||||
Address: 3 Barack Obama Way, Dar Es Salaam, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: AFRICAN LEADERS MALARIA ALLIANCE Law School: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Year Admitted: 2014 | ||||
Address: Soverby, Annandale Road, Stellenbosch 7600, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: IMPONDO CAPITAL (PTY) LTD Law School: University of Montana School of Law Year Admitted: 2014 | ||||
Address: 3 Bridgeway Road, Bridgeways Precinct, Century City, 7741, Cape Town, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: PHILIP MORRIS SOUTH AFRICA Law School: PENN STATE/ UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN Year Admitted: 2012 | ||||
Address: 90 Rivonia Road, Sandton, Johannesburg 2196, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: Webber Wentzel Law School: University of Cape Town Year Admitted: 2012 | ||||
Address: 27c 6th Avenue, Parktown North, Johannesburg 2193, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS RESOURCE CENTRE Law School: Columbia Law School Year Admitted: 2011 | ||||
Address: 88 Stella Street, Sandown Sandton 2196, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: MCKINSEY AND COMPANY Law School: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Year Admitted: 2011 | ||||
Address: Lynnwood Bridge, 4 Daventry Street, Lynnwood Manor, Pretoria, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: ADAMS & ADAMS ATTORNEYS Law School: UNIVERSITY OF NATAL Year Admitted: 2010 | ||||
Address: The Firs, 32A Craddock Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty South Africa Limited Law School: University of Natal Year Admitted: 2009 | ||||
Address: 145 West Street, Sandown Johannesburgh 2196, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: CITIBANK N.A. Law School: HARVARD LAW SCHOOL Year Admitted: 2008 | ||||
Address: 4 Jetty St, Roggebaai Place, Cape Town, 8001, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: MAERSK SOUTH AFRICA Law School: American University Washington College of Law Year Admitted: 2008 | ||||
Address: 505 Keerom Street Chambers, 56 Keerom Street, Cape Town 8001, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: ADV. L. VENTER Law School: UNIVERSITY OF THE NORTH WEST Year Admitted: 2007 | ||||
Address: 34 Dorset Road, Parkwood, Johannesburg 2196, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: NAAYA CONSULTING Law School: Harvard Law School Year Admitted: 2007 | ||||
Address: P.O. Box 78353, Sandton City, Sandton 2146, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: DERIVIDOC CC Law School: UNIV OF KWAZULU NATAL, PIETERMARITZBURG Year Admitted: 2006 | ||||
Address: 129 Rivonia Road, Sandton, Gauteng 2196 Rsa, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: EDWARD NATHAN SONNENBERGS INC Law School: HARVARD; UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND Year Admitted: 2005 | ||||
Address: 115 West Street, Sandton, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK Law School: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Year Admitted: 2005 | ||||
Address: Khwezi Cres, Village 1 South, Khayelitsha, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: OUT OF COUNTRY Law School: Law School Year Admitted: 2004 | ||||
Address: Sandown Village, Corner of Gwen & Maude Streets, Sandown, Sandton 2193, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: GROUP 621 Law School: UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND Year Admitted: 2004 | ||||
Address: 165 West Street, Sandton, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: Bowman Gilfillan Law School: New York University School of Law Year Admitted: 2002 | ||||
Address: 1 Merchant Place, Corner Rivonia Road and Fredman Drive, Sandton 2196, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: RAND MERCHANT BANK Law School: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Year Admitted: 2002 | ||||
Address: 22, Bree Street, Cape Town, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: BOWMAN GILFILLAN INC. Law School: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY Year Admitted: 2001 | ||||
Address: Arm House, 29 Impala Road, Chislehurston 2196, Po Box 786136, Sandton 2146, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: AFRICAN RAINBOW MINERALS LIMITED Law School: UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA/ TEMPLE UNIVERSITY Year Admitted: 2000 | ||||
Address: 2 Sakura, 25 2nd Avenue, Parkhurst, Johannesburg 2193, -, SOUTH AFRICA Law School: COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL Year Admitted: 2000 | ||||
Address: 284 Von Willich Avenue, Die Hoewes, Centurion 0183, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: AKADEMIA FACULTY OF LAW Law School: UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME Year Admitted: 1999 | ||||
Address: Po Box 22, Highlands North 2037, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: ERNST A. FRANKEL Law School: UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDIN Year Admitted: 1997 | ||||
Address: Po Box 11585 & 1461, 2000, Johannesburg, 10166-, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: ABN AMRO SECURITIES (STH AFRICA) PTY LTD Law School: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Year Admitted: 1997 | ||||
Address: 2 Arnold Road, P.O. Box 471917, Rosebank 2196, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: CORPCAPITAL LIMITED Law School: NOTRE DAME Year Admitted: 1996 | ||||
Address: Supreme Court of Appeal, Corner President Brandt and Miriam Makeba Streets, Bloemfontein Free State 9031, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: JUDGE ASHTON SCHIPPERS Law School: Harvard Law School Year Admitted: 1996 | ||||
Address: P.O. Box 61771, Marshalltown 2107, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: WEBBER WENTZEL Law School: American University Washington D.C. College of Law Year Admitted: 1996 | ||||
Address: The Central, 96 Rivonia Road, Sandton, Johannesburg 2196, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: WERKSMANS INC. Law School: CORNELL Year Admitted: 1996 | ||||
Address: Po Box 124, Gaborone, Botswana, Africa, Southern, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: THE CAPITOL ORGANISATION Law School: HARVARD UNIV EDINBURGH UN Year Admitted: 1995 | ||||
Address: 58-60 Westcliff Drive, West Cliff, Johannesburg, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: C/O LHC ADVISORY (PTY) LIMITED Law School: COLUMBIA Year Admitted: 1995 | ||||
Address: Private Bag X9967, Sandton 2146, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: ADVOCATES GROUP 621 Law School: OXFORD UK YALE Year Admitted: 1995 | ||||
Address: Po Box 2922, Parklands 2121, of S Africa, Republic, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: PONTSO INVESTMENT HOLDINGS Law School: COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL Year Admitted: 1993 | ||||
Address: University of The Witwatersrand, Po Box 2193, Johannesburg, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: SCHOOL OF LAW Law School: COLUMBIA Year Admitted: 1992 | ||||
Address: Fresnaye, Cape Town, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: 31 AVENUE DE LONGUEVILLE Law School: Columbia Law School Year Admitted: 1992 | ||||
Address: 56 Keerom Street, Capetown 8001, -, SOUTH AFRICA Law School: UNIVERSITY OF WITWATERSRAND Year Admitted: 1991 | ||||
Address: Suite #260 Private Bag X5, Norwood, 2117 Johannesburg, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: IRENE ROME Law School: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Year Admitted: 1988 | ||||
Address: 9 Victoria Road, Clifton 8005, -, SOUTH AFRICA Law School: YALE Year Admitted: 1987 | ||||
Address: Postnet Suite 165, Private Bag X1, Melrose Arch 2016, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: ANIBOK INVESTMENT RESEARCH CHAMBERS Law School: UNIV OF GHANA NEW YORK UNIV, UNIV. OF TORONTO Year Admitted: 1987 | ||||
Address: Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, Pretoria, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA Law School: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Year Admitted: 1983 | ||||
Address: P.O. Box 850, Rivonia 2128, -, SOUTH AFRICA Company Name: FRM STRATEGIES (P) LTD Year Admitted: 1983 | ||||