Intellectual Property Law

Intellectual Property Law Section Members by US Residency, 2024

	N	Percent
US Resident	1,078	99.45%
Non-US Resident	6	.55%
Total	1,084	100%

Intellectual Property Law Section Members by Michigan Residency, 2024

	N	Percent
MI Resident	945	87.18%
Non-Resident (includes non-US residents)	139	12.82%
Total	1,084	100%

Intellectual Property Law Section Michigan Residents by County, 2024

County	N	Percent
Alcona	0	0%
Alger	1	.11%
Allegan	1	.11%
Alpena	1	.11%
Antrim	1	.11%
Arenac	0	0%
Baraga	0	0%
Barry	1	.11%
Bay	0	0%
Benzie	0	0%
Berrien	6	.63%
Branch	1	.11%
Calhoun	2	.21%
Cass	0	0%
Charlevoix	1	.11%
Cheboygan	0	0%
Chippewa	0	0%
Clare	0	0%
Clinton	3	.32%
Collier	0	0%
Crawford	0	0%
Delta	0	0%
Dickinson	0	0%
Eaton	3	.32%
Emmet	2	.21%
Genesee	7	.74%
Gladwin	0	0%
Gogebic	0	0%
Grand Traverse	10	1.06%
Gratiot	1	.11%
Hamilton	0	0%
Hillsdale	0	0%
Houghton	0	0%
Huron	0	0%
Ingham	43	4.55%
Ionia	0	0%
Iosco	1	.11%
Iron	0	0%
Isabella	0	0%
Jackson	3	.32%
Kalamazoo	24	2.54%
Kalkaska	0	0%
Kent	104	11.01%
Keweenaw	0	0%
Lake	0	0%
Lapeer	1	.11%
Leelanau	1	.11%
Lenawee	0	0%
Livingston	6	.63%
Luce	0	0%
Mackinac	0	0%
Macomb	27	2.86%
Manistee	0	0%
Marquette	2	.21%
Mason	0	0%
Mecosta	1	.11%
Menominee	0	0%
Midland	11	1.16%
Missaukee	0	0%
Monroe	2	.21%
Montcalm	0	0%
Montmorency	0	0%
Muskegon	1	.11%
Newaygo	0	0%
Oakland	429	45.40%
Oceana	1	.11%
Ogemaw	0	0%
Onondaga	0	0%
Ontonagon	0	0%
Osceola	0	0%
Oscoda	0	0%
Otsego	0	0%
Ottawa	14	1.48%
Presque Isle	0	0%
Roscommon	0	0%
Saginaw	0	0%
Saint Clair	1	.11%
Saint Joseph	1	.11%
Sanilac	2	.21%
Schoolcraft	0	0%
Shiawassee	0	0%
Tuscola	1	.11%
Van Buren	0	0%
Washtenaw	92	9.74%
Wayne	136	14.39%
Wexford	0	0%
Total	945	100%

Intellectual Property Law Section Michigan Residents by Gender, 2024

Excludes No Answer and Prefer Not to Answer.

Sex or Gender	N	Percent
Female	263	29.55%
Male	622	69.89%
Another identity	5	.56%
Total	890	100%

Intellectual Property Law Section Michigan Residents by Generation, 2024

Generation	N	Percent
Traditionalists	22	2.33%
Baby Boomer	191	20.23%
Gen X	420	44.49%
Millennials	295	31.25%
Gen Z	16	1.69%
Total	944	100%

Intellectual Property Law Section Michigan Residents by Race or Ethnicity, 2024

Excludes No Answer and Prefer Not to Answer.

Race or Ethnicity	N	Percent
African Origin	26	4.17%
American Indian	2	.32%
Arab Origin	20	3.21%
Asian-Pacific Islander	33	5.29%
European Origin	476	76.28%
Hispanic-Latino	9	1.44%
More than one Race	12	1.92%
Another Ethnic Origin	46	7.37%
Total	624	100 %

Intellectual Property Law Section Michigan Residents by Law School, 2024

Law School	N	Percent
Ave Maria School of Law	7	.74%
MSU/DCL	139	14.71%
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	129	13.65%
University of Michigan Law School	89	9.42%
Wayne State University Law School	219	23.17%
Western Michigan University/Thomas Cooley Law School	95	10.05%
Another Law School	267	28.25%
Total	945	100%

Intellectual Property Law Section Michigan Residents by Occupational Area, 2024

Occupational Area	N	Percent
Academia	12	1.27%
Corporate Council	188	19.89%
Government	17	1.80%
Governmental Relations	1	.11%
Judiciary	5	.53%
Law School	2	.21%
Legal Services	80	8.47%
Military	1	.11%
Non-law Related	9	.95%
Nonprofit Organization	7	.74%
Not Employed — Not seeking employment	6	.63%
Not Employed — seeking employment	5	.53%
Not Reported	40	4.23%
Another Occupation	21	2.22%
Private Practice	537	56.83%
Retired	14	1.48%
Total	945	100%

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

Firm Size	N	Percent
Solo Part Time	19	3.54%
Solo Full Time	47	8.75%
Small (2–10)	69	12.85%
Medium (11–20)	73	13.59%
Large (21–99)	133	24.77%
Very Large (100 or more)	191	35.57%
Not Reported	5	.93%
Total	537	100%

Intellectual Property Law, All Active Members by Other Section Memberships, 2024

	Number
Administrative & Regulatory Law	35
Agricultural Law	16
Alternative Dispute Resolution	28
American Indian Law	13
Animal Law	17
Antitrust, Franchising & Trade Regulation	42
Appellate Practice	29
Arts, Communications, Entertainment & Sports	66
Aviation Law	15
Business Law	178
Cannabis Law	40
Children’s Law	9
Consumer Law	27
Criminal Law	24
Elder Law and Disability Rights	19
Environmental Law	23
Family Law	16
Government Law	23
Health Care Law	19
Immigration Law	7
Information Technology Law	145
Insurance & Indemnity Law	32
International Law	42
Judicial	2
Labor & Employment Law	54
Law Practice Management	18
LGBTQA Law	22
Litigation	105
Military & Veterans’ Law	10
Negligence Law	17
Paralegal / Legal Assistant	0
Prisons & Corrections	9
Probate & Estate Planning	41
Real Property Law	67
Religious Liberty Law	12
Senior Lawyers	12
Social Security Lawyers	1
Solo and Small Firm	38
Taxation	17
Worker's Compensation Law	7
Young Lawyers	187