There were 59 lawyers with active licenses to practice in Cortland County as of the second quarter of 2025, according to the NYS Attorney Registrations.
Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this period.
Although New York State has 6% of the nation’s population, the state has 16% of America’s legal aid lawyers. That means 1 out of every 6 legal aid lawyers is working in New York.
As of March 2024, the average salary for an attorney working in New York State was $108,458 per year.
Lawyers in Cortland County with active legal licenses in Q2
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm | Year License was Granted |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas John Keegan | Cortland County Public Defender’s Office | 2025 |
| Megan Kay Poole | – | 2024 |
| Janice L. Stafford | Janice L. Stafford | 2022 |
| Zachariah Zallo | Cortland County District Attorney’s Office | 2020 |
| Jeri Ann Duvall | – | 2019 |
| Breanna Leigh Avery | – | 2017 |
| Kayla Danielle Hardesty | Cortland County Public Defender | 2017 |
| Maria Navone Manning | – | 2017 |
| Dante Armideo | – | 2016 |
| Arthur John Meldrim | – | 2015 |
| Finney Raju | Cortland County District Attorney’s Office | 2014 |
| Daniel Jay Ellis | Thoma Development Consultants | 2013 |
| Jessica Marie Weyant | Cortland County District Attorney’s Office | 2011 |
| James Alan Davis | Cortland County Public Defender | 2010 |
| Keith Ian Cassidy | Cortland County Family Court | 2010 |
| Lisa Kim Miller | – | 2009 |
| Melissa Leigh Ballowe | – | 2009 |
| John Ardin Delvecchio | Cardinale & Delvecchio Law Firm, PLLC | 2008 |
| Michael Patrick Porciello | Supreme Court Chambers | 2008 |
| Beth A.L. O’Connor | Unified Court System | 2007 |
| Anita Francisca Naa Okaile Ribeiro | Cortland County Public Defender’s Office | 2004 |
| Francis S. Williams | Law Offices of S. Francis Williams, P.C. | 2003 |
| Victoria J. Monty | Cortland County Attorney | 2003 |
| Christopher Irvin Simser | – | 2001 |
| Ronald Thomas Walsh | The Walsh Law Firm, P.C. | 2000 |
| Stacy L. Banewicz | – | 2000 |
| Daniel Patrick Malley | – | 1999 |
| Randall S. Lewis | – | 1999 |
| Randolph Van Iderstine Kruman | Cortland County Courthouse | 1999 |
| Karen Ann Leahy | – | 1998 |
| David Clair Alexander | Hon. David C. Alexander | 1997 |
| Donna Elizabeth West | – | 1995 |
| Lenore Marie Lefevre | – | 1995 |
| Matthew Brendan Hayes | Mcneil & Company | 1995 |
| Patrick Anthony Perfetti | Cortland County District Attorney | 1995 |
| Charles Randolph Ross | – | 1994 |
| Mark George Masler | Supreme Court Chambers | 1994 |
| Keith David Dayton | Keith D. Dayton Attorney at Law | 1993 |
| Elizabeth Anne Burns | Cortland City Court | 1992 |
| Kevin Arthur Jones | Cortland County Public Defender | 1992 |
| Margaret Shay Bardsley | Margaret Shay Bardsley ESQ., Cortland City Court | 1992 |
| Francis James Casullo | Pomeroy, Armstrong & Casullo, LLP | 1991 |
| Frank Adam Sarat | – | 1990 |
| Richard C. Van Donsel | – | 1989 |
| John L. Bardsley | John L. Bardsley, ESQ. | 1988 |
| Julie Anne Campbell | Cortland County Courthouse | 1988 |
| Patrick Michael Snyder | Patrick M. Snyder Attorney at Law | 1987 |
| Mary E. Leonard | Leonard & Van Donsel, LLP | 1986 |
| David S. Hartnett | David Hartnett ESQ | 1984 |
| Edward W. Goehler | Edward W. Goehler | 1984 |
| Lawrence J. Knickerbocker | Lawrence J. Knickerbocker | 1983 |
| Mark D. Suben | – | 1983 |
| James Joseph Baranello | James J. Baranello | 1981 |
| Donald Charles Armstrong | Pomeroy, Armstrong & Casullo, LLP | 1980 |
| Martin Judge MacK | – | 1980 |
| James T. Murphy | Legal Services of Central NY, Inc. | 1977 |
| Scott Fuller Chatfield | – | 1976 |
| William Frederick Ames | Cortland County Court | 1976 |
| William Jeffrey Pomeroy | Pomeroy, Armstrong & Casullo, LLP | 1972 |
