Criminal Law

Criminal Law Section Members by US Residency, 2024

	N	Percent
US Resident	2,289	99.56%
Non-US Resident	6	.44%
Total	2,295	100%

Criminal Law Section Members by Michigan Residency, 2024

	N	Percent
MI Resident	2,217	96.85%
Non-Resident (includes non-US residents)	78	3.15%
Total	2,295	100%

Criminal Law Section Michigan Residents by County, 2024

County	N	Percent
Alcona	5	.23%
Alger	2	.09%
Allegan	17	.77%
Alpena	5	.23%
Antrim	6	.27%
Arenac	2	.09%
Baraga	0	0%
Barry	12	.54%
Bay	18	.81%
Benzie	2	.09%
Berrien	29	1.49%
Branch	9	.41%
Calhoun	25	1.17%
Cass	9	.41%
Charlevoix	4	.18%
Cheboygan	10	.50%
Chippewa	6	.27%
Clare	8	.36%
Clinton	17	.77%
Collier	0	0%
Crawford	1	.09%
Delta	7	.32%
Dickinson	5	.23%
Eaton	11	.54%
Emmet	11	.55%
Genesee	64	2.93%
Gladwin	5	.23%
Gogebic	1	.05%
Grand Traverse	24	1.08%
Gratiot	6	.32%
Hamilton	0	0%
Hillsdale	4	.18%
Houghton	3	.14%
Huron	5	.23%
Ingham	125	5.73%
Ionia	7	.32%
Iosco	4	.18%
Iron	2	.09%
Isabella	13	.59%
Jackson	19	.95%
Kalamazoo	52	2.53%
Kalkaska	1	.05%
Kent	172	7.85%
Keweenaw	0	0%
Lake	2	.09%
Lapeer	8	.41%
Leelanau	5	.23%
Lenawee	11	.50%
Livingston	34	1.53%
Luce	4	.18%
Mackinac	1	.05%
Macomb	135	6.72%
Manistee	8	.36%
Marquette	13	.59%
Mason	6	.27%
Mecosta	4	.18%
Menominee	1	.05%
Midland	11	.50%
Missaukee	0	0%
Monroe	18	.86%
Montcalm	11	.50%
Montmorency	2	.09%
Muskegon	22	1.04%
Newaygo	9	.41%
Oakland	384	18.40%
Oceana	2	.09%
Ogemaw	2	.14%
Onondaga	0	0%
Ontonagon	1	.05%
Osceola	0	0%
Oscoda	1	.05%
Otsego	10	.45%
Ottawa	49	2.30%
Presque Isle	2	.09%
Roscommon	6	.27%
Saginaw	38	1.76%
Saint Clair	21	.99%
Saint Joseph	6	.27%
Sanilac	5	.23%
Schoolcraft	0	0%
Shiawassee	5	.23%
Tuscola	13	.59%
Van Buren	8	.36%
Washtenaw	112	5.05%
Wayne	421	20.07%
Wexford	8	.36%
Total*	2,217	100%

Criminal Law Section Michigan Residents by Gender, 2024

Excludes No Answer and Prefer Not to Answer.

Sex or Gender	N	Percent
Female	777	35.99%
Male	1,377	63.78%
Another identity	5	.23%
Total	2,159	100%

Criminal Law Section Michigan Residents by Generation, 2024

Generation	N	Percent
Traditionalists	45	2.03%
Baby Boomer	708	31.95%
Gen X	735	33.17%
Millennials	652	29.42%
Gen Z	76	3.43%
Total	2,217	100%

Criminal Law Section Michigan Residents by Race or Ethnicity, 2024

Excludes No Answer and Prefer Not to Answer.

Race or Ethnicity	N	Percent
African Origin	159	10.35%
American Indian	7	.46%
Arab Origin	67	4.36%
Asian-Pacific Islander	26	1.69%
European Origin	1,018	66.28%
Hispanic-Latino	45	2.93%
More than one Race	42	2.73%
Another Ethnic Origin	172	11.20%
Total	1,536	100 %

Criminal Law Section Michigan Residents by Law School, 2024

Law School	N	Percent
Ave Maria School of Law	6	.27%
MSU/DCL	423	19.08%
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	294	13.26%
University of Michigan Law School	90	4.06%
Wayne State University Law School	346	15.61%
Western Michigan University/Thomas Cooley Law School	588	26.52%
Another Law School	470	21.20%
Total	2,217	100%

Criminal Law Section Michigan Residents by Occupational Area, 2024

Occupational Area	N	Percent
Academia	13	.59%
Corporate Council	17	.77%
Government	413	18.69%
Governmental Relations	2	.09%
Judiciary	152	6.86%
Law School	11	.50%
Legal Services	190	8.57%
Military	2	.09%
Non-law Related	12	.54%
Nonprofit Organization	57	2.57%
Not Employed — Not seeking employment	7	.32%
Not Employed — seeking employment	9	.41%
Not Reported	121	5.46%
Another Occupation	29	1.31%
Private Practice	1,154	52.05%
Retired	28	1.26%
Total	2,217	100%

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

Firm Size	N	Percent
Solo Part Time	110	9.53%
Solo Full Time	531	46.01%
Small (2–10)	386	33.45%
Medium (11–20)	40	3.47%
Large (21–99)	31	2.69%
Very Large (100 or more)	42	3.64%
Not Reported	14	1.21%
Total	1,154	100%

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

	Number
Administrative & Regulatory Law	68
Agricultural Law	33
Alternative Dispute Resolution	45
American Indian Law	43
Animal Law	51
Antitrust, Franchising & Trade Regulation	19
Appellate Practice	170
Arts, Communications, Entertainment & Sports	51
Aviation Law	17
Business Law	111
Cannabis Law	164
Children’s Law	154
Consumer Law	43
Elder Law and Disability Rights	56
Environmental Law	28
Family Law	431
Government Law	99
Health Care Law	25
Immigration Law	48
Information Technology Law	42
Insurance & Indemnity Law	56
Intellectual Property Law	24
International Law	47
Judicial	121
Labor & Employment Law	72
Law Practice Management	37
LGBTQA Law	34
Litigation	181
Military & Veterans’ Law	49
Negligence Law	145
Paralegal / Legal Assistant	7
Prisons & Corrections	134
Probate & Estate Planning	208
Real Property Law	191
Religious Liberty Law	35
Senior Lawyers	19
Social Security Lawyers	12
Solo and Small Firm	196
Taxation	18
Worker's Compensation Law	7
Young Lawyers	565