Law school · thin NY alumni set

Southwestern U

3 NY-registered attorneys from Southwestern U, including Michelle Levine Messinger, Katharine Anne Rundle, and Philip Jay Starr; Oakland, CA appears most.

3
NY alumni (thin set)
66.7%
still active
Oakland
largest office city

Southwestern U: Michelle Levine Messinger and 2 other NY-registered alumni

This page covers 3 NY OCA rows for Southwestern U, including Michelle Levine Messinger, Katharine Anne Rundle, and Philip Jay Starr.

2 (66.7%) remain active; Oakland, CA appears most often (1); newest admission year 1998.

Every Southwestern U alumnus on this register

Name Status
Michelle Levine Messinger Deceased
Katharine Anne Rundle Currently registered
Philip Jay Starr Currently registered

Status on a thin alumni set

Currently registered 2 (66.7%)
Deceased 1 (33.3%)

Cities that appear at all

OAKLAND, CA 1

Recent NY admissions

Class of 1998 1 admitted
Class of 1980 2 admitted

Questions this small set can answer

Who from Southwestern U appears on the NY register?

Named on this page: Michelle Levine Messinger, Katharine Anne Rundle, and Philip Jay Starr. In total 3 NY OCA rows list Southwestern U; 2 (66.7%) are currently active.

Which city shows up most for these Southwestern U rows?

Oakland, CA appears on 1 of the 3 records (33%). With a thin set, one attorney moves the share a lot.

Nationwide law schools with similar NY alumni volume or active rate

ALUMNI 3 ACTIVE 66.7% AGING-REG VOL-AXIS RATE-AXIS

Two non-geo peer axes for Southwestern U: closest NY OCA alumni volume, and closest share of currently-registered alumni. Distinct from the high-volume ladder below.

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

Schools near Southwestern U on the NY register

Other thin-to-mid NY alumni schools near this page include Brooklyn Law School.

Brooklyn Law School 18,418 New York Law School 15,128 Columbia Law School 11,650 New York University School Of Law 11,584 New York University 9,991

Side-by-side: Southwestern U vs Brooklyn Law School →

Source, verification & disclosure

Disclaimer: This data is sourced from public state bar registration records. PlainAttorney does not provide legal advice or endorsements. Always verify attorney credentials directly with the relevant state bar.

Source: NY Office of Court Administration via data.ny.gov - attorney registration dataset · as of August 2026.

Verification: NY Courts Attorney Registration Search.

Methodology: sourcing, computation, verification.