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Business Law Section Members by US Residency, 2024

  N Percent
US Resident 3,230 99.51%
Non-US Resident 16 .49%
Total 3,246 100%

Business Law Section Members by Michigan Residency, 2024

  N Percent
MI Resident 3,013 92.82%
Non-Resident (includes non-US residents) 233 7.18%
Total 3,246 100%

Business Law Section Michigan Residents by County, 2024

Alcona 0 0%
Alger 1 .03%
Allegan 4 .13%
Alpena 1 .03%
Antrim 3 .10%
Arenac 0 0%
Baraga 0 0%
Barry 6 .20%
Bay 7 .23%
Benzie 7 .23%
Berrien 15 .56%
Branch 2 .07%
Calhoun 11 .37%
Cass 4 .13%
Charlevoix 4 .13%
Cheboygan 0 0%
Chippewa 2 .07%
Clare 1 .03%
Clinton 1 .03%
Collier 1 .03%
Crawford 1 .03%
Delta 3 .10%
Dickinson 0 .00%
Eaton 7 .23%
Emmet 10 .33%
Genesee 32 1.06%
Gladwin 0 0%
Gogebic 0 0%
Grand Traverse 44 1.46%
Gratiot 3 .10%
Hamilton 0 0%
Hillsdale 1 .13%
Houghton 4 .13%
Huron 2 .07%
Ingham 135 4.51%
Ionia 0 0%
Iosco 3 .10%
Iron 1 .03%
Isabella 1 .03%
Jackson 22 .76%
Kalamazoo 63 2.12%
Kalkaska 0 0%
Kent 344 11.58%
Keweenaw 0 0%
Lake 0 0%
Lapeer 2 .17%
Leelanau 4 .13%
Lenawee 4 .17%
Livingston 31 1.03%
Luce 0 0%
Mackinac 0 0%
Macomb 97 3.48%
Manistee 2 .07%
Marquette 6 .20%
Mason 0 0%
Mecosta 4 .13%
Menominee 3 .10%
Midland 25 .83%
Missaukee 0 0%
Monroe 7 .23%
Montcalm 1 .03%
Montmorency 0 0%
Muskegon 21 .70%
Newaygo 1 .03%
Oakland 1,149 39.26%
Oceana 2 .07%
Ogemaw 0 0%
Onondaga 0 0%
Ontonagon 0 0%
Osceola 1 .03%
Oscoda 0 0%
Otsego 1 .03%
Ottawa 46 1.59%
Presque Isle 0 0%
Roscommon 1 .03%
Saginaw 29 .96%
Saint Clair 3 .13%
Saint Joseph 4 .13%
Sanilac 1 .07%
Schoolcraft 0 0%
Shiawassee 2 .07%
Tuscola 3 .10%
Van Buren 1 .07%
Washtenaw 182 6.24%
Wayne 538 18.62%
Wexford 5 .17%
Total 2,925 100%

Business Law Section Michigan Residents by Gender, 2024

Excludes No Answer and Prefer Not to Answer.

Sex or Gender N Percent
Female 737 25.42%
Male 2,161 74.54%
Another identity 1 .03%
Total 2,899 100%

Business Law Section Michigan Residents by Generation, 2024

Generation N Percent
Traditionalists 59 1.96%
Baby Boomer 929 30.84%
Gen X 1,030 34.18%
Millennials 932 30.93%
Gen Z 63 2.09%
Total 3,013 100%

Business Law Section Michigan Residents by Race or Ethnicity, 2024

Excludes No Answer and Prefer Not to Answer.

Race or Ethnicity N Percent
African Origin 99 5.08%
American Indian 6 .31%
Arab Origin 84 4.31%
Asian-Pacific Islander 48 2.46%
European Origin 1,405 72.05%
Hispanic-Latino 38 1.95%
More than one Race 31 1.59%
Another Ethnic Origin 239 12.26%
Total 1,950 100 %

Business Law Section Michigan Residents by Law School, 2024

Law School N Percent
Ave Maria School of Law 10 .33%
MSU/DCL 434 14.43%
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law 427 14.20%
University of Michigan Law School 340 11.30%
Wayne State University Law School 695 23.11%
Western Michigan University/Thomas Cooley Law School 312 10.37%
Another Law School 790 26.26%
Total 3,008 100%

Business Law Section Michigan Residents by Occupational Area, 2024

Occupational Area N Percent
Academia 21 .70%
Corporate Council 532 17.69%
Government 42 1.40%
Governmental Relations 7 .23%
Judiciary 33 1.10%
Law School 4 .13%
Legal Services 170 5.65%
Military 0 0%
Non-law Related 44 1.46%
Nonprofit Organization 14 .47%
Not Employed — Not seeking employment 5 .17%
Not Employed — seeking employment 6 .20%
Not Reported 124 4.12%
Another Occupation 58 1.93%
Private Practice 1,912 63.56%
Retired 36 1.20%
Total 3,008 100%

Business Law Section Michigan Residents in Private Practice by Firm Size, 2024

Firm Size N Percent
Solo Part Time 84 4.39%
Solo Full Time 265 13.86%
Small (2–10) 489 25.58%
Medium (11–20) 153 8.00%
Large (21–99) 294 15.38%
Very Large (100 or more) 608 31.80%
Not Reported 19 .99%
Total 1,912 100%

Business Law, All Active Members by Other Section Memberships, 2024

  Number
Administrative & Regulatory Law 139
Agricultural Law 74
Alternative Dispute Resolution 123
American Indian Law 35
Animal Law 40
Antitrust, Franchising & Trade Regulation 117
Appellate Practice 108
Arts, Communications, Entertainment & Sports 105
Aviation Law 49
Cannabis Law 205
Children’s Law 18
Consumer Law 122
Criminal Law 111
Elder Law and Disability Rights 143
Environmental Law 97
Family Law 120
Government Law 147
Health Care Law 165
Immigration Law 38
Information Technology Law 207
Insurance & Indemnity Law 152
Intellectual Property Law 178
International Law 138
Judicial 23
Labor & Employment Law 338
Law Practice Management 78
LGBTQA Law 18
Litigation 535
Military & Veterans’ Law 26
Negligence Law 116
Paralegal / Legal Assistant 6
Prisons & Corrections 19
Probate & Estate Planning 597
Real Property Law 1063
Religious Liberty Law 48
Senior Lawyers 36
Social Security Lawyers 8
Solo and Small Firm 198
Taxation 369
Worker's Compensation Law 19
Young Lawyers 662
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