New York attorneys in Massachusetts
Admitted in New York, with an office here
- On the register
- 5,603
- Currently registered
- 76%
- Rank outside New York
- 6
5,603 living attorneys on the New York register file of Sep 29, 2026 give an office in Massachusetts; 76% are currently registered in New York, against 75% of all living registrants. Most are in Boston (2,932), and Ropes & Gray LLP employs the most (88).
Lawyers licensed in Massachusetts
This page counts lawyers admitted in New York whose office is in Massachusetts. A lawyer licensed only in Massachusetts is on Massachusetts’s own register, kept by the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers: Attorney look-up (massbbo.org).
Cities in Massachusetts
| City | Attorneys |
|---|---|
| Boston | 2,932 |
| Cambridge | 333 |
| Waltham | 143 |
| Newton | 102 |
| Springfield | 94 |
| Wellesley | 55 |
| Worcester | 54 |
| Woburn | 52 |
| Needham | 50 |
| Pittsfield | 49 |
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; living registrants.
Firms with the most New York attorneys in Massachusetts
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; employer spellings merged.
Where they studied
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; school spellings matched.