Labor & Employment Law

Labor & Employment Law, All Active Members by Michigan Residency, 2023

  Number Percent
Michigan Resident 1933 89.4
Non-Resident 228 10.6
Total 2161 100.0

Labor & Employment Law, All Active Members by US Residency, 2023

  Number Percent
US Resident 2157 99.8
Non-US Resident 4 .2
Total 2161 100.0

Labor & Employment 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 1067 56.9
Female 805 43.0
Other 2 .1
Total 1874 100.0

Labor & Employment Law, Active Michigan Residents by Generation, 2023

  Number Percent
Traditionalists (pre-1944) 81 4.2
Boomers (1944–1960) 516 26.7
Gen X (1961–1980) 801 41.4
Millennials (1981–1996) 516 26.7
Gen Z (1997 and later) 19 1.0
Total 1933 100.0

Labor & Employment Law, Active Michigan Residents by Race or Ethnicity, 2023

Excludes No Answer and Prefer Not to Answer.

  Number Percent
American Indian 5 .4
Asian-Pacific Islander 21 1.6
African Origin 152 11.7
European 892 68.9
Hispanic-Latino 31 2.4
Multi-Racial 34 2.6
Arab Origin 34 2.6
Other Ethnic Origin 126 9.7
Total 1295 100.0

Labor & Employment Law, Active Michigan Residents by Law School, 2023

  Number Percent
Not Reported 7 .4
Ave Maria School of Law 7 .4
MSU / DCL 307 15.9
Other Law School 480 24.8
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law 235 12.2
University of Michigan Law School 230 11.9
Wayne State University Law School 470 24.3
Western Michigan University Thomas Cooley Law School 197 10.2
Total 1933 100.0

Labor & Employment Law, Active Michigan Residents by Occupational Area, 2023

  Number Percent
Not Reported 76 3.9
Academia 24 1.2
Corporate Counsel 381 19.7
Government 101 5.2
Government Relations 2 .1
Judiciary 12 .6
Legal Services 84 4.3
Law School 2 .1
Military 2 .1
Non-Law Related 31 1.6
Not Employed: Not Seeking Employment 18 .9
Not Employed: Seeking Employment 8 .4
Nonprofit Organization 40 2.1
Other 71 3.7
Private Practice 1028 53.2
Retired 53 2.7
Total 1933 100.0

Labor & Employment Law, Active Michigan Residents in Private Practice by Firm Size, 2023

  Number Percent
Not Reported 15 1.5
Very Large 100+ 278 27.0
Large 21-99 160 15.6
Medium 11-20 101 9.8
Small 2-10 305 29.7
Solo Full-Time 114 11.1
Solo Part-Time 55 5.4
Total 1028 100.0

Labor & Employment Law, Active Michigan Residents by County, 2023

  Number Percent
Allegan 5 .3
Antrim 1 .1
Barry 3 .2
Bay 9 .5
Benzie 2 .1
Berrien 13 .7
Calhoun 10 .5
Cass 1 .1
Charlevoix 5 .3
Chippewa 1 .1
Clare 1 .1
Clinton 4 .2
Delta 1 .1
Eaton 13 .7
Emmet 8 .4
Genesee 36 1.9
Grand Traverse 17 .9
Hillsdale 1 .1
Houghton 2 .1
Ingham 137 7.1
Ionia 1 .1
Iosco 2 .1
Iron 1 .1
Isabella 6 .3
Jackson 13 .7
Kalamazoo 41 2.1
Kent 200 10.3
Lapeer 4 .2
Leelanau 2 .1
Lenawee 2 .1
Livingston 18 .9
Macomb 59 3.1
Manistee 2 .1
Marquette 7 .4
Mecosta 4 .2
Menominee 1 .1
Midland 5 .3
Monroe 6 .3
Muskegon 7 .4
Newaygo 1 .1
Oakland 667 34.5
Otsego 3 .2
Ottawa 16 .8
Presque Isle 1 .1
Saginaw 26 1.3
Saint Clair 4 .2
Saint Joseph 1 .1
Shiawassee 4 .2
Tuscola 2 .1
Washtenaw 135 7.0
Wayne 421 21.8
Wexford 1 .1
Total 1933 100.0

Labor & Employment Law, Active Members Residing in Other States or Jurisdictions, 2023

  Number
Arizona 2
California 13
Colorado 4
Connecticut 3
District of Columbia 11
Florida 18
Georgia 8
Illinois 32
Indiana 13
Kansas 1
Kentucky 2
Massachusetts 3
Maryland 4
Maine 2
Minnesota 4
Missouri 3
North Carolina 4
Nevada 3
New York 4
Ohio 39
Ontario 2
Oregon 1
Pennsylvania 5
Rhode Island 1
Tennessee 4
Texas 7
Unknown 1
Virginia 7
Washington 3
Wisconsin 11
Total 215

Labor & Employment Law, All Active Members by Section Membership, 2023

  Number
Administrative & Regulatory Law 141
Agricultural Law 32
Alternative Dispute Resolution 175
American Indian Law 31
Animal Law 26
Antitrust, Franchising & Trade Regulation 43
Appellate Practice 96
Arts, Communications, Entertainment & Sports 48
Aviation Law 19
Business Law 399
Children’s Law 27
Consumer Law 55
Criminal Law 81
Elder Law and Disability Rights 57
Environmental Law 57
Family Law 97
Government Law 188
Health Care Law 125
Immigration Law 42
Information Technology Law 63
Insurance & Indemnity Law 110
Intellectual Property Law 67
International Law 45
Labor & Employment Law 2161
Law Practice Management & Legal Administrators 44
LGBTQA Law 39
Litigation 404
Marijuana Law 87
Military & Veterans’ Law 16
Negligence Law 141
Paralegal / Legal Assistant 6
Prisons & Corrections 23
Probate & Estate Planning 144
Real Property Law 207
Religious Liberty Law 32
Senior Lawyers 17
Social Security Lawyers 13
Solo and Small Firm 107
Taxation 59
Workers’ Compensation Law 80
Young Lawyers 425
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