PlainAttorney Register file of Sep 29, 2026 · NY Office of Court Administration, via data.ny.gov

Erie County: attorneys per resident

Currently registered attorneys with an office in the county

Currently registered
4,149
Per 1,000 residents
4.36
Rank
5th of 62

4,149 currently registered attorneys list an office in Erie County on the register file of Sep 29, 2026: 4.36 per 1,000 residents, against 6.68 statewide. That ranks Erie 5th of New York’s 62 counties.

Currently registered attorneys per 1,000 residents

Currently registered attorneys per 1,000 residents, selected New York counties New York County (Manhattan)46.63Albany County11.88Westchester County7.26Nassau County6.92Erie County4.36Wayne County0.69Orleans County0.56Tioga County0.48Statewide 6.68
Currently registered attorneys per 1,000 residents, selected New York counties New York County (Manhattan)46.63Albany County11.88Westchester County7.26Nassau County6.92Erie County4.36Wayne County0.69Orleans County0.56Tioga County0.48Statewide 6.68
Currently registered attorneys per 1,000 residents, selected New York counties New York County (Manhattan)46.63Albany County11.88Westchester County7.26Nassau County6.92Erie County4.36Wayne County0.69Orleans County0.56Tioga County0.48Statewide 6.68
Currently registered attorneys per 1,000 residents, selected New York counties New York County (Manhattan)46.63Albany County11.88Westchester County7.26Nassau County6.92Erie County4.36Wayne County0.69Orleans County0.56Tioga County0.48Statewide 6.68
The five highest counties and the three lowest; the New York County bar is broken to keep the rest readable. Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year, B01003.

Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year, B01003.

Firms with the most attorneys in the county

FirmAttorneys
Hodgson Russ LLP141
Phillips Lytle LLP95
Lippes Mathias LLP90
Barclay Damon LLP60
Rupp Pfalzgraf LLC57
Goldberg Segalla LLP56

Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; living registrants, employer spellings merged.

Cities and towns

PlaceCurrently registered
Buffalo2,904
Williamsville361
Amherst162
Orchard Park87
Hamburg76
West Seneca64
East Aurora56
Tonawanda51

Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026.

Questions this county leads to

  1. Nassau County6.92 currently registered attorneys per 1,000 residents, 4th of 62.
  2. Suffolk County3.81 currently registered attorneys per 1,000 residents, 6th of 62.
  3. Attorneys with an office in Buffalo2,904 currently registered, the most of any place in the county.
  4. Everyone who lists Hodgson Russ LLP141 of them give an office in Erie County.
  5. A complaint about a lawyer in Erie CountyIt goes to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee.
  6. All 62 counties by attorneys per residentErie ranks 5th.
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