2023 Section Demographics: Intellectual Property Law

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Intellectual Property Law, 2023

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Intellectual Property Law, All Active Members by Michigan Residency, 2023
Intellectual Property Law, All Active Members by US Residency, 2023
Intellectual Property Law, Active Michigan Residents by Gender, 2023
Intellectual Property Law, Active Michigan Residents by Generation, 2023
Intellectual Property Law, Active Michigan Residents by Race or Ethnicity, 2023
Intellectual Property Law, Active Michigan Residents by Law School, 2023
Intellectual Property Law, Active Michigan Residents by Occupational Area, 2023
Intellectual Property Law, Active Michigan Residents in Private Practice by Firm Size, 2023
Intellectual Property Law, Active Michigan Residents by County, 2023
Intellectual Property Law, Active Members Residing in Other States or Jurisdictions, 2023
Intellectual Property Law, All Active Members by Section Membership, 2023

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Intellectual Property Law, All Active Members by Michigan Residency, 2023

	Number	Percent
Michigan Resident	979	87.4
Non-Resident	141	12.6
Total	1120	100.0

Intellectual Property Law, All Active Members by US Residency, 2023

	Number	Percent
US Resident	1116	99.6
Non-US Resident	4	.4
Total	1120	100.0

Intellectual Property Law, Active Michigan Residents by Gender, 2023

Excludes No Answer and Prefer Not to Answer. The ‘other’ category was added in 2022 and was not reported for previous years.

	Number	Percent
Male	653	70.3
Female	273	29.4
Other	3	.3
Total	929	100.0

Intellectual Property Law, Active Michigan Residents by Generation, 2023

	Number	Percent
Traditionalists (pre-1944)	27	2.8
Boomers (1944–1960)	150	15.3
Gen X (1961–1980)	501	51.2
Millennials (1981–1996)	290	29.6
Gen Z (1997 and later)	11	1.1
Total	979	100.0

Intellectual Property Law, Active Michigan Residents by Race or Ethnicity, 2023

Excludes No Answer and Prefer Not to Answer.

	Number	Percent
Asian-Pacific Islander	30	4.6
African Origin	35	5.4
European	487	75.2
Hispanic-Latino	13	2.0
Multi-Racial	13	2.0
Arab Origin	22	3.4
Other Ethnic Origin	48	7.4
Total	648	100.0

Intellectual Property Law, Active Michigan Residents by Law School, 2023

	Number	Percent
Not Reported	2	.2
Ave Maria School of Law	5	.5
MSU / DCL	143	14.6
Other Law School	280	28.6
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	143	14.6
University of Michigan Law School	93	9.5
Wayne State University Law School	216	22.1
Western Michigan University Thomas Cooley Law School	97	9.9
Total	979	100.0

Intellectual Property Law, Active Michigan Residents by Occupational Area, 2023

	Number	Percent
Not Reported	43	4.4
Academia	11	1.1
Corporate Counsel	197	20.1
Government	16	1.6
Judiciary	6	.6
Legal Services	92	9.4
Military	1	.1
Non-Law Related	10	1.0
Not Employed: Not Seeking Employment	3	.3
Not Employed: Seeking Employment	5	.5
Nonprofit Organization	7	.7
Other	19	1.9
Private Practice	558	57.0
Retired	11	1.1
Total	979	100.0

Intellectual Property Law, Active Michigan Residents in Private Practice by Firm Size, 2023

	Number	Percent
Not Reported	8	1.4
Very Large 100+	185	33.2
Large 21-99	139	24.9
Medium 11-20	70	12.5
Small 2-10	83	14.9
Solo Full-Time	55	9.9
Solo Part-Time	18	3.2
Total	558	100.0

Intellectual Property Law, Active Michigan Residents by County, 2023

	Number	Percent
Allegan	2	.2
Alpena	1	.1
Antrim	1	.1
Barry	1	.1
Bay	1	.1
Berrien	4	.4
Branch	1	.1
Calhoun	1	.1
Clinton	2	.2
Eaton	7	.7
Emmet	2	.2
Genesee	7	.7
Grand Traverse	10	1.0
Ingham	44	4.5
Iosco	1	.1
Jackson	6	.6
Kalamazoo	24	2.5
Kent	102	10.4
Lapeer	2	.2
Livingston	9	.9
Macomb	22	2.2
Marquette	3	.3
Mecosta	1	.1
Midland	11	1.1
Monroe	1	.1
Montcalm	1	.1
Muskegon	1	.1
Oakland	467	47.7
Otsego	1	.1
Ottawa	12	1.2
Saginaw	1	.1
Saint Clair	1	.1
Saint Joseph	1	.1
Sanilac	1	.1
Shiawassee	1	.1
Washtenaw	87	8.9
Wayne	138	14.1
Total	979	100.0

Intellectual Property Law, Active Members Residing in Other States or Jurisdictions, 2023

	Number
Not Reported	2
Alabama	1
Arizona	3
California	13
Colorado	3
Connecticut	6
District of Columbia	7
Florida	7
Iowa	2
Illinois	15
Indiana	7
Kentucky	1
Massachusetts	5
Missouri	1
Montana	1
North Carolina	6
New Jersey	3
New Mexico	1
Nevada	1
New York	2
Ohio	14
Ontario	2
Oregon	1
Pennsylvania	5
South Carolina	1
Tennessee	2
Texas	17
Virginia	4
Vermont	1
Washington	2
Wisconsin	3
Total	139

Intellectual Property Law, All Active Members by Section Membership, 2023

	Number
Administrative & Regulatory Law	50
Agricultural Law	18
Alternative Dispute Resolution	32
American Indian Law	13
Animal Law	19
Antitrust, Franchising & Trade Regulation	48
Appellate Practice	34
Arts, Communications, Entertainment & Sports	84
Aviation Law	19
Business Law	211
Children’s Law	12
Consumer Law	33
Criminal Law	36
Elder Law and Disability Rights	23
Environmental Law	24
Family Law	30
Government Law	31
Health Care Law	27
Immigration Law	14
Information Technology Law	171
Insurance & Indemnity Law	44
Intellectual Property Law	1120
International Law	47
Labor & Employment Law	67
Law Practice Management & Legal Administrators	24
LGBTQA Law	24
Litigation	124
Marijuana Law	61
Military & Veterans’ Law	11
Negligence Law	33
Paralegal / Legal Assistant	2
Prisons & Corrections	13
Probate & Estate Planning	63
Real Property Law	85
Religious Liberty Law	7
Senior Lawyers	15
Social Security Lawyers	4
Solo and Small Firm	42
Taxation	22
Workers’ Compensation Law	9
Young Lawyers	226