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

University of Michigan Law School

Graduates on the New York attorney register

Graduates
4,806
Registered, current or due
86.9%
Admitted
1951 to 2026

4,806 living graduates of University of Michigan Law School are on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026; 86.9% are registered (currently, or due to re‑register), against 87.1% of all living registrants. 1,415 give an office in New York, and 2,001 give an office outside New York.

When they were admitted

University of Michigan Law School: share by decade of admission, against every living registrant <1%1950s3%1960s5%1970s10%1980s14%1990s23%2000s28%2010s16%2020s
University of Michigan Law School: share by decade of admission, against every living registrant <1%1950s3%1960s5%1970s10%1980s14%1990s23%2000s28%2010s16%2020s
University of Michigan Law School: share by decade of admission, against every living registrant <1%1950s3%5%1970s10%14%1990s23%28%16%2020s
University of Michigan Law School: share by decade of admission, against every living registrant <1%1950s3%1960s5%1970s10%1980s14%1990s23%2000s28%2010s16%2020s
Share of living graduates of University of Michigan Law School admitted in each decade (columns) against every living registrant (dashed); register file of Sep 29, 2026.
DecadeThis schoolEvery living registrant
1950s<1%<1%
1960s3%2%
1970s5%6%
1980s10%13%
1990s14%17%
2000s23%22%
2010s28%24%
2020s16%15%

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

Where they practice

CityGraduates
New York, NY1,415
Washington, DC304
Chicago, IL105
Tokyo67
Brooklyn, NY60
San Francisco, CA59
Los Angeles, CA52
London45

The most common states outside New York: DC (305), CA (268), IL (126), MI (118), NJ (82).

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

Firms that employ the most of them

FirmGraduates
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP42
Latham & Watkins LLP41
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP38
Kirkland & Ellis LLP37
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP31
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP27
Sidley Austin LLP24
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP23

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

Questions this school leads to

  1. Everyone who lists Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP42 of them studied at University of Michigan Law School, the most of any employer.
  2. Attorneys with an office in New York, NY1,415 of University of Michigan Law School’s graduates give an office there.
  3. Law schools on the New York register: who is still registeredUniversity of Michigan Law School: 86.9% registered, against 87.1% of all living registrants.
  4. New York bar exam pass rates, 2004 to 2025First-time and repeat takers, year by year.
  5. Every law school on the registerEach school with its graduates and the share still registered.
  6. Check another New York lawyerBy name, firm, city, school or registration number.