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

Western Michigan University Cooley Law School

Graduates on the New York attorney register

Graduates
1,456
Registered, current or due
90.6%
Admitted
1978 to 2026

1,456 living graduates of Western Michigan University Cooley Law School are on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026; 90.6% are registered (currently, or due to re‑register), against 87.1% of all living registrants. 180 give an office in New York, and 384 give an office outside New York.

When they were admitted

Western Michigan University Cooley Law School: share by decade of admission, against every living registrant <1%1970s7%1980s25%1990s27%2000s35%2010s7%2020s
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School: share by decade of admission, against every living registrant <1%1970s7%1980s25%1990s27%2000s35%2010s7%2020s
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School: share by decade of admission, against every living registrant <1%1970s7%1980s25%1990s27%2000s35%2010s7%2020s
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School: share by decade of admission, against every living registrant <1%1970s7%1980s25%1990s27%2000s35%2010s7%2020s
Share of living graduates of Western Michigan University Cooley Law School admitted in each decade (columns) against every living registrant (dashed); register file of Sep 29, 2026.
DecadeThis schoolEvery living registrant
1970s<1%6%
1980s7%13%
1990s25%17%
2000s27%22%
2010s35%24%
2020s7%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, NY180
Buffalo, NY48
Brooklyn, NY40
Rochester, NY34
White Plains, NY19
Albany, NY18
Bronx, NY18
Garden City, NY14

The most common states outside New York: NJ (103), MI (35), FL (35), CT (18), CA (16).

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
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP7
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP4
Goldberg Segalla LLP4
Marshall Dennehey3
Hannum Feretic Prendergast & Merlino, LLC3
Gross Polowy, LLC3
Coffey Modica LLP3
Tiveron Law PLLC2

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 Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP7 of them studied at Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, the most of any employer.
  2. Attorneys with an office in New York, NY180 of Western Michigan University Cooley Law School’s graduates give an office there.
  3. Law schools on the New York register: who is still registeredWestern Michigan University Cooley Law School: 90.6% 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.