There was an unchanged number of active legal licenses in Cortland County in March compared to the previous month, according to the NYS Attorney Registrations.
There were 56 active legal licenses in Cortland County in March.
Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this time period.
Although New York State is home to nearly 190,000 laywers, the most of any US state, most of the lawyers live are around NYC. Only 3% of all the legal force is working in 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.
The average salary for an attorney working in New York State as of December 25, 2023, is $112,052 per year.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| William Frederick Ames | Cortland County Court | 1976 |
| William Jeffrey Pomeroy | Pomeroy, Armstrong & Casullo, LLP | 1972 |
