Litigation

Litigation Section Members by US Residency, 2024

	N	Percent
US Resident	2,464	99.92%
Non-US Resident	2	.08%
Total	2,466	100%

Litigation Section Members by Michigan Residency, 2024

	N	Percent
MI Resident	2,305	93.55%
Non-Resident (includes non-US residents)	159	6.45%
Total	2,464	100%

Litigation Section Michigan Residents by County, 2024

County	N	Percent
Alcona	0	0%
Alger	0	0%
Allegan	2	.09%
Alpena	0	0%
Antrim	1	.04%
Arenac	0	0%
Baraga	0	0%
Barry	0	0%
Bay	2	.09%
Benzie	2	.09%
Berrien	11	.48%
Branch	1	.04%
Calhoun	4	.17%
Cass	1	.04%
Charlevoix	0	0%
Cheboygan	1	.04%
Chippewa	0	0%
Clare	1	.04%
Clinton	3	.13%
Collier	1	.04%
Crawford	1	.04%
Delta	1	.04%
Dickinson	1	.04%
Eaton	3	.13%
Emmet	11	.48%
Genesee	17	.74%
Gladwin	0	0%
Gogebic	0	0%
Grand Traverse	23	1.00%
Gratiot	1	.04%
Hamilton	0	0%
Hillsdale	3	.13%
Houghton	1	.04%
Huron	1	.04%
Ingham	112	4.86%
Ionia	1	.04%
Iosco	1	.04%
Iron	0	0%
Isabella	1	.04%
Jackson	6	.26%
Kalamazoo	47	2.04%
Kalkaska	0	0%
Kent	294	12.75%
Keweenaw	0	0%
Lake	0	0%
Lapeer	5	.22%
Leelanau	1	.04%
Lenawee	3	.13%
Livingston	21	.91%
Luce	0	0%
Mackinac	0	0%
Macomb	74	3.21%
Manistee	0	0%
Marquette	0	0%
Mason	1	.30%
Mecosta	1	.04%
Menominee	1	.22%
Midland	8	.35%
Missaukee	0	0%
Monroe	5	.22%
Montcalm	2	.09%
Montmorency	0	.04%
Muskegon	9	.39%
Newaygo	1	.04%
Oakland	921	39.96%
Oceana	0	0%
Ogemaw	0	0%
Onondaga	0	0%
Ontonagon	0	0%
Osceola	0	0%
Oscoda	0	0%
Otsego	2	.09%
Ottawa	23	1.00%
Presque Isle	3	.13%
Roscommon	0	0%
Saginaw	17	.74%
Saint Clair	3	.13%
Saint Joseph	2	.09%
Sanilac	4	.17%
Schoolcraft	0	0%
Shiawassee	1	.04%
Tuscola	2	.09%
Van Buren	1	.04%
Washtenaw	131	5.68%
Wayne	496	21.56%
Wexford	5	.22%
Total	2,305	100%

Litigation Section Michigan Residents by Gender, 2024

Excludes No Answer and Prefer Not to Answer.

Sex or Gender	N	Percent
Female	653	29.05%
Male	1,593	70.86%
Another identity	2	.09%
Total	2,248	100%

Litigation Section Michigan Residents by Generation, 2024

Generation	N	Percent
Traditionalists	24	1.04%
Baby Boomer	621	26.96%
Gen X	849	36.86%
Millennials	786	34.00%
Gen Z	26	1.13%
Total	2,303	100%

Litigation Section Michigan Residents by Race or Ethnicity, 2024

Excludes No Answer and Prefer Not to Answer.

Race or Ethnicity	N	Percent
African Origin	97	6.57%
American Indian	5	.34%
Arab Origin	54	3.66%
Asian-Pacific Islander	28	1.90%
European Origin	1,060	71.82%
Hispanic-Latino	30	2.03%
More than one Race	19	1.29%
Another Ethnic Origin	183	12.40%
Total	1,476	100 %

Litigation Section Michigan Residents by Law School, 2024

Law School	N	Percent
Ave Maria School of Law	7	.30%
MSU/DCL	372	16.14%
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	366	15.88%
University of Michigan Law School	251	10.89%
Wayne State University Law School	493	21.39%
Western Michigan University/Thomas Cooley Law School	230	9.98%
Another Law School	586	25.42%
Total	2,305	100%

Litigation Section Michigan Residents by Occupational Area, 2024

Occupational Area	N	Percent
Academia	15	.65%
Corporate Council	139	6.03%
Government	69	2.99%
Governmental Relations	0	0%
Judiciary	32	1.39%
Law School	3	.13%
Legal Services	156	6.77%
Military	1	.04%
Non-law Related	1	.04%
Nonprofit Organization	18	.78%
Not Employed — Not seeking employment	4	.17%
Not Employed — seeking employment	3	.13%
Not Reported	91	3.95%
Another Occupation	16	.69%
Private Practice	1,748	75.84%
Retired	9	.39%
Total	2,305	100%

Litigation Section Michigan Residents in Private Practice by Firm Size, 2024

Firm Size	N	Percent
Solo Part Time	42	2.40%
Solo Full Time	181	10.35%
Small (2–10)	401	22.94%
Medium (11–20)	186	10.64%
Large (21–99)	386	22.08%
Very Large (100 or more)	5.8	30.78%
Not Reported	14	.80%
Total	1,748	100%

Litigation, All Active Members by Other Section Memberships, 2024

	Number
Administrative & Regulatory Law	83
Agricultural Law	33
Alternative Dispute Resolution	173
American Indian Law	22
Animal Law	28
Antitrust, Franchising & Trade Regulation	58
Appellate Practice	231
Arts, Communications, Entertainment & Sports	36
Aviation Law	13
Business Law	535
Cannabis Law	92
Children’s Law	19
Consumer Law	93
Criminal Law	181
Elder Law and Disability Rights	52
Environmental Law	77
Family Law	153
Government Law	178
Health Care Law	112
Immigration Law	18
Information Technology Law	67
Insurance & Indemnity Law	304
Intellectual Property Law	105
International Law	28
Judicial	25
Labor & Employment Law	367
Law Practice Management	65
LGBTQA Law	15
Military & Veterans’ Law	12
Negligence Law	501
Paralegal / Legal Assistant	5
Prisons & Corrections	28
Probate & Estate Planning	178
Real Property Law	356
Religious Liberty Law	29
Senior Lawyers	27
Social Security Lawyers	16
Solo and Small Firm	136
Taxation	40
Worker's Compensation Law	22
Young Lawyers	490