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PlainAttorney organizes attorneys across two primary axes: practice area (the type of law the attorney handles) and bar status (the attorney's current standing with the registering authority). Use the categories below to find attorney data relevant to your situation.

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All axes By practice area 10 By bar status 6 By state 1 By city 0 By law school 0

Practice Areas

Browse fee data and cost guides organized by practice area. Each category shows state-by-state fee ranges sourced from BLS wage data.

Divorce & Family Law
Divorce, child custody, alimony, adoption, and other family law matters
Criminal Defense
Misdemeanors, felonies, appeals, and post-conviction matters
Personal Injury
Car accidents, slip-and-fall, medical malpractice, wrongful death
Estate Planning
Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, probate, and estate administration
Real Estate
Closings, title disputes, landlord-tenant, zoning, and real estate transactions
Business & Corporate Law
Business formation, contracts, M&A, compliance, and corporate governance
Immigration Law
Visas, green cards, citizenship, asylum, deportation defense
Employment Law
Wrongful termination, discrimination, wage disputes, non-compete agreements
Bankruptcy
Chapter 7, Chapter 13, Chapter 11, debt negotiation and discharge
DUI Defense
DUI/DWI defense, license reinstatement, plea negotiations, trials

Bar Status Categories

Every attorney in the registry carries a bar status. Understanding what each category means is essential before hiring legal counsel.

Currently Registered (Active)

Attorneys in good standing with the bar — authorized to practice law in their jurisdiction.

Voluntarily Retired

Attorneys who have retired from active practice but remain on the registration roll.

Delinquent

Attorneys whose registration has lapsed due to missed filings or dues — not authorized to practice until reinstatement.

Suspended

Attorneys whose license to practice has been temporarily suspended — often related to discipline, unpaid fees, or administrative matters.

Disbarred

Attorneys whose license to practice has been permanently revoked by the bar. Public record of serious misconduct.

Voluntarily Resigned

Attorneys who have voluntarily resigned from the bar — sometimes during pending discipline proceedings.

See Understanding Bar Status for a full explanation of what each classification means for an attorney's authorization to practice.

Methodology

Categories on PlainAttorney are derived from two source datasets: attorney bar registration records (for status classifications) and public wage data (for practice area fee ranges).

  • Bar status values appear exactly as published by the state court administration agency. PlainAttorney does not invent, aggregate, or reinterpret status categories.
  • Practice area fees are calculated from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics for SOC code 23-1011 (Lawyers), adjusted by market-research multipliers to reflect the premium or discount typical of each practice area. Source figures are state-level median hourly wages published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Category membership is updated each time the underlying dataset is refreshed — typically quarterly for bar records, annually for BLS wage data.
  • Fee figures on this site are benchmarks, not quotes. Individual attorney fees depend on experience, firm size, case complexity, and market conditions within each state.

Primary sources: NY Office of Court Administration (data.ny.gov), BLS OES — Lawyers (SOC 23-1011). Full methodology at /methodology.