Negligence Law

Negligence Law Section Members by US Residency, 2024

	N	Percent
US Resident	1,685	99.88%
Non-US Resident	2	.12%
Total	1,687	100%

Negligence Law Section Members by Michigan Residency, 2024

	N	Percent
MI Resident	1,619	95.97%
Non-Resident (includes non-US residents)	68	4.03%
Total	1,687	100%

Negligence Law Section Michigan Residents by County, 2024

County	N	Percent
Alcona	0	0%
Alger	0	0%
Allegan	3	.19%
Alpena	0	0%
Antrim	0	0%
Arenac	0	0%
Baraga	0	0%
Barry	1	.06%
Bay	8	.49%
Benzie	0	0%
Berrien	12	.74%
Branch	0	0%
Calhoun	4	.25%
Cass	0	0%
Charlevoix	1	.06%
Cheboygan	2	.12%
Chippewa	0	0%
Clare	2	.12%
Clinton	0	0%
Collier	0	0%
Crawford	1	.06%
Delta	1	.06%
Dickinson	0	0%
Eaton	4	.25%
Emmet	8	.49%
Genesee	35	2.16%
Gladwin	0	0%
Gogebic	0	0%
Grand Traverse	16	.99%
Gratiot	1	.06%
Hamilton	0	0%
Hillsdale	0	0%
Houghton	0	0%
Huron	0	0%
Ingham	81	5.00%
Ionia	2	.12%
Iosco	2	.12%
Iron	0	0%
Isabella	6	.37%
Jackson	7	.43%
Kalamazoo	19	1.17%
Kalkaska	0	0%
Kent	96	5.93%
Keweenaw	0	0%
Lake	0	0%
Lapeer	3	.19%
Leelanau	1	.06%
Lenawee	1	.06%
Livingston	12	.74%
Luce	0	0%
Mackinac	0	0%
Macomb	103	6.36%
Manistee	0	0%
Marquette	3	.19%
Mason	1	.06%
Mecosta	1	.06%
Menominee	1	.06%
Midland	0	0%
Missaukee	0	0%
Monroe	3	.19%
Montcalm	1	.06%
Montmorency	1	.06%
Muskegon	6	.37%
Newaygo	1	.06%
Oakland	768	47.44%
Oceana	1	.06%
Ogemaw	0	0%
Onondaga	0	0%
Ontonagon	0	0%
Osceola	0	0%
Oscoda	0	0%
Otsego	4	.25%
Ottawa	8	.49%
Presque Isle	0	0%
Roscommon	1	.06%
Saginaw	17	1.05%
Saint Clair	10	.62%
Saint Joseph	2	.12%
Sanilac	3	.19%
Schoolcraft	0	0%
Shiawassee	1	.06%
Tuscola	0	0%
Van Buren	1	.06%
Washtenaw	63	3.89%
Wayne	290	17.91%
Wexford	0	0%
Total	1,619	100%

Negligence Law Section Michigan Residents by Gender, 2024

Excludes No Answer and Prefer Not to Answer.

Sex or Gender	N	Percent
Female	425	26.73%
Male	1,163	73.14%
Another identity	2	.13%
Total	1,590	100%

Negligence Law Section Michigan Residents by Generation, 2024

Generation	N	Percent
Traditionalists	26	1.61%
Baby Boomer	607	37.54%
Gen X	461	28.51%
Millennials	483	29.87%
Gen Z	40	2.47%
Total	1,617	100%

Negligence Law Section Michigan Residents by Race or Ethnicity, 2024

Excludes No Answer and Prefer Not to Answer.

Race or Ethnicity	N	Percent
African Origin	51	5.04%
American Indian	6	.59%
Arab Origin	47	4.65%
Asian-Pacific Islander	16	1.58%
European Origin	713	70.52%
Hispanic-Latino	19	1.88%
More than one Race	12	1.19%
Another Ethnic Origin	147	14.54%
Total	1,011	100 %

Negligence Law Section Michigan Residents by Law School, 2024

Law School	N	Percent
Ave Maria School of Law	3	.19%
MSU/DCL	331	20.44%
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	347	21.43%
University of Michigan Law School	58	3.58%
Wayne State University Law School	342	21.12%
Western Michigan University/Thomas Cooley Law School	245	15.13%
Another Law School	293	18.10%
Total	1,619	100%

Negligence Law Section Michigan Residents by Occupational Area, 2024

Occupational Area	N	Percent
Academia	1	.06%
Corporate Council	116	7.16%
Government	30	1.85%
Governmental Relations	0	0%
Judiciary	27	1.67%
Law School	2	.12%
Legal Services	94	5.81%
Military	1	.06%
Non-law Related	4	.25%
Nonprofit Organization	2	.12%
Not Employed — Not seeking employment	5	.31%
Not Employed — seeking employment	5	.31%
Not Reported	84	5.19%
Another Occupation	15	.93%
Private Practice	1,209	74.68%
Retired	24	1.48%
Total	1,619	100%

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

Firm Size	N	Percent
Solo Part Time	29	2.40%
Solo Full Time	160	13.23%
Small (2–10)	425	35.15%
Medium (11–20)	152	12.57%
Large (21–99)	325	26.88%
Very Large (100 or more)	110	9.10%
Not Reported	8	.66%
Total	1,209	100%

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

	Number
Administrative & Regulatory Law	43
Agricultural Law	23
Alternative Dispute Resolution	101
American Indian Law	22
Animal Law	19
Antitrust, Franchising & Trade Regulation	17
Appellate Practice	108
Arts, Communications, Entertainment & Sports	35
Aviation Law	16
Business Law	116
Cannabis Law	67
Children’s Law	9
Consumer Law	33
Criminal Law	145
Elder Law and Disability Rights	36
Environmental Law	26
Family Law	87
Government Law	60
Health Care Law	80
Immigration Law	6
Information Technology Law	25
Insurance & Indemnity Law	407
Intellectual Property Law	17
International Law	23
Judicial	20
Labor & Employment Law	108
Law Practice Management	43
LGBTQA Law	13
Litigation	501
Military & Veterans’ Law	13
Paralegal / Legal Assistant	2
Prisons & Corrections	18
Probate & Estate Planning	86
Real Property Law	95
Religious Liberty Law	26
Senior Lawyers	14
Social Security Lawyers	38
Solo and Small Firm	89
Taxation	7
Worker's Compensation Law	71
Young Lawyers	344