Law school · NY bar alumni
Sunyab
22 graduates of Sunyab are registered with the New York State Bar, with the largest cohort practicing in , . Status, geography, and admission-year history come straight from the NY OCA registry.
- 22
- NY bar alumni
- 0.0%
- currently active
- top market
The short answer
Sunyab has placed 22 graduates on the New York register, of whom 0 (0.0%) remain actively registered today.
- 22
- graduates on the NY register
- 0.0%
- currently active and in good standing
- largest alumni market - 15 attorneys
- 1997
- most recent class - 1 admitted
What the alumni data reveals
Sunyab has 22 alumni registered with the New York State Bar, with 0 (0.0%) currently in active standing. The active-status share is a meaningful signal for prospective students and employers: it captures how many graduates are still practicing law under their New York bar credential versus those who have retired, moved to other jurisdictions, or transitioned into business, academia, or public service roles that do not require active bar membership. A rate near 0.0% is within the normal range for established law schools with alumni populations spanning multiple decades of admission classes.
Geographic placement is concentrated: , is the single largest market for Sunyab alumni with 15 registered attorneys (68.2% of alumni in this dataset). The top 5 cities for this school's graduates are (15), Bronx (1), Buffalo (1), Lafayette (1), Mc Lean (1) - placement patterns that reflect both proximity to the school and the historical strength of its alumni network in those markets. The most recent admission class (1997) produced 1 new attorneys, providing a rough pulse on current graduating-class scale; comparing 1997 against earlier years in the distribution below gives a sense of pipeline growth or contraction.
Law school affiliation matters for network effects, signaling, and specific practice pipelines, but it is not a direct predictor of individual attorney competence for your matter. When using this page to evaluate an attorney who graduated from Sunyab, treat the school as one data point alongside bar status, years of practice, discipline history, practice area alignment, and client references. For students comparing law schools, the alumni-active rate and geographic distribution here reflect outcomes for New York-registered graduates only, consult ABA-required disclosures and the school's own employment reports for complete placement data. The information below is drawn from public bar registration records and is not endorsement, ranking, or evaluation of the school's academic program.
Status Distribution
Top Cities
Recent Admissions
Sunyab - NY bar admissions by year
New attorneys from this school admitted to the New York bar each year (most recent classes)
- 1955
1955
2 admitted
- 1973 1
1973
1 admitted
- 1974 1
1974
1 admitted
- 1975 1
1975
1 admitted
- 1977 1
1977
1 admitted
- 1979
1979
2 admitted
- 1982
1982
2 admitted
- 1983
1983
2 admitted
- 1984
1984
3 admitted
- 1985
1985
3 admitted
- 1987 1
1987
1 admitted
- 1991 1
1991
1 admitted
- 1993 1
1993
1 admitted
- 1997 1
1997
1 admitted
What this shows Each bar is a single admission year. Rising bars in recent years signal a growing New York pipeline; a peak in earlier years means the school's NY presence is largely historical.
Alumni Directory
| Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Mary Thornton Afflerbach | Currently registered |
| Laurence D. Behr | Deceased |
| Anthony Charles Ben | Deceased |
| Bryan G. Brockway | Deceased |
| William Robert Bryndle | Deceased |
| David Paul Chapus | Currently registered |
| Cory J. Ciambella | Currently registered |
| Mark Cohen | Currently registered |
| Thomas Patrick Connelly | Delinquent |
| Dana T. Cowan | Deceased |
| James Preston Davis | Deceased |
| Ann Elizabeth Ford | Currently registered |
| Sylvia M. Fordice | Currently registered |
| Stephen Marian Gielowski | Currently registered |
| Christopher Joseph Jones | Deceased |
| Lois Varisco Kelly | Resigned |
| Karen Beth Leeds | Currently registered |
| Michael A. Marra | Currently registered |
| William Christopher Rieth | Currently registered |
| Michael Francis Schmit | Currently registered |
| Mary Margaret Sullivan | Deceased |
| Leonard F. Walentynowicz | Deceased |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many attorneys graduated from Sunyab?
22 attorneys registered with the New York State Bar graduated from Sunyab. Of these, 0 (0.0%) are currently registered and active.
Where do Sunyab graduates practice?
The most common practice location for Sunyab graduates is , , with 15 attorneys. Alumni practice across 8 cities.
What is the bar status rate for Sunyab alumni?
Of 22 alumni, 0.0% are currently registered and active with the New York State Bar. The remaining 100.0% have other statuses including retired, suspended, or voluntarily resigned.
How many attorneys were admitted from Sunyab recently?
In 1997, 1 attorneys from Sunyab were admitted to the New York State Bar.
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Source: NY Office of Court Administration via data.ny.gov - attorney registration dataset.
Verification: NY Courts Attorney Registration Search.
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