Attorneys in Buffalo, NY

3,465 registered attorneys

Buffalo office-market desk (NY)

Statewide count rank #4 / 629NY cities, a large office market.

Among 3,465 non-deceased rows with an admission year, the span runs 1951-2026 (median 2006). Longest-tenured listed office peers: Dimitri Tzetzo (1951) , Richard J. Lehner (1956) , James S. Fanning (1958) .

Buffalo's register footprint

Buffalo, NY concentrates in Currently registered (85% of 3,465 rows; status mix index 7,394).

Among school-named rows, Suny Buffalo Law School alone is 65% (school mix index 4,966).

Mix index is HHI×10,000 on OCA status shares and on school-named rows. Distinct from the statewide rank line above.

Buffalo ZIP-led office book

Buffalo spreads named employers across 1,614 firms (mix index 51); Hodgson Russ Llp leads at 128 of 3,293 named rows.

ZIP book runs 33 codes; 14202 holds 55% (1,909 rows).

Judicial dept 4 covers 86% of dept-tagged rows (2,972 of 4 departments present).

Largest admission decade is the 2010s at 25% of 3,465 dated rows - no single decade majority.

Derived from employer, ZIP, judicial-department, and admission-year fields on the same OCA extract - not a market-quality ranking.

Buffalo registration renewal calendar

Next-registration months spread wide here - 12 distinct calendar months on file, no single month over 9% (Aug tops the list).

Renewal years span 2025–2028; 2027 leads at 44% (1,513 rows).

Median admission year 2006; mean tenure ~22.3 years on dated rows.

Next-registration month/year comes from the OCA extract (birthday-linked renewal window) - an administrative calendar, not a quality or discipline ranking.

Buffalo corporate-led employer book

corporate / other employers lead this 3,465-row book at 47% (top named: M&T Bank).

172 blank-employer rows sit beside the named book.

Also present: law firms (1,429), government (182), education (49).

Roles are heuristic labels on OCA employer strings (government, law firm, education, military, corporate, blank) - not a practice-area or quality ranking.

Buffalo status stack

office rows

What this shows 85% Currently registered among 3,465 office rows.

Source NY OCA Attorney Registrations via data.ny.gov As of 2026-08-06
Name Status
Samantha Lynn Yager Currently registered
Sujata Yalamanchili Currently registered
Guanlin Yang Currently registered
David Joseph Yanotchko Currently registered
Ling Yao Currently registered
Matthew Michael Yeates Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday
Steven I-Kang Yeh Currently registered
Samuel Louis Yellen Currently registered
Taylor Lea Yensan Currently registered
Jeannie Yim Currently registered
Stephen Lawrence Yonaty Currently registered
Jill Liane Yonkers Currently registered
Jason Andrew Yots Currently registered
Alina Menshchikova Young Currently registered
Amanda N. Young Currently registered
Oliver Cornell Young Currently registered
Pierce Vincent Young Currently registered
Therese A. Young Suspended, delinquent
Matthew David Yusick Currently registered
Zachary John Zabawa Currently registered
Joseph Michael Zablotski Currently registered
Lisa Michelle Zaccagnino Currently registered
Pietra Grazia Zaffram Currently registered
Amanda Zafur Currently registered
David Michael Zak Jr Currently registered
John Jeffrey Zak Currently registered
John Sebastian Zakour Currently registered
Geanne Maresa Zanatta Currently registered
Kevin Justin Zanner Currently registered
Sara Chrystine Zaprowski Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday
Kelly V. Zarcone Currently registered
Preston Lee Zarlock Currently registered
James Jude Zawodzinski Jr. Currently registered
Joseph Eugene Zdarsky Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday
Bruce Scott Zeftel Currently registered
Theresa Marie Zehe Currently registered
David Lee Zeigler Delinquent
Erica Michele Zeis Currently registered
Lucas Frederick Zelasko Currently registered
Christine Marie Zells Currently registered
Albert W. Zenner Currently registered
Yitong Zhao Currently registered
Meghan R. Zickl Currently registered
Amy Joan Ziegler Currently registered
Richard James Zielinski Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday
Arthur Jay Ziller Currently registered
Carrie Anne Zimbardi Currently registered
Erik Michael Zimmerman Currently registered
George Michael Zimmermann Currently registered
Gabriela Gabe Zinaty Currently registered

Showing 3,401–3,450 of 3,465 attorneys

Out-of-state peers for Buffalo

Buffalo, NY at 3,465 office rows and 85% Currently registered - matched below on count and active rate (not the nearest-count strip above).

Counts and active rates come from the NY State Office of Court Administration registration extract; peers are not a market-quality or employment ranking.