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Probate & Estate Planning Section Demographic Report, 2025

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Probate & Estate Planning, Active Members by Michigan Residency, 2025

Residency Count Percent
Michigan Resident 3,146 92.5%
Non-MI Resident 256 7.5%
Total 3,402 100.0%

Probate & Estate Planning, Active Members by US Residency, 2025

Residency Count Percent
US Resident 3,400 99.9%
Non-US Resident 2 0.1%
Total 3,402 100.0%

Probate & Estate Planning, Active Michigan Residents by Gender, 2025

Gender excludes No Answer and Prefer Not to Answer. The 'other' category was added in 2022 and was not reported for previous years.

Gender Count Percent
Male 1,848 61.3%
Female 1,162 38.5%
Other 5 0.2%
Total 3,015 100.0%

Probate & Estate Planning, Active Michigan Residents by Generation, 2025

Generation Count Percent
Traditionalists (pre-1944) 137 4.4%
Boomers (1944—1960) 1,032 32.8%
Gen X (1961—1980) 1,184 37.6%
Millennials (1981—1996) 720 22.9%
Gen Z (1997 and later) 73 2.3%
Total 3,146 100.0%

Probate & Estate Planning, Active Michigan Residents by Race or Ethnicity, 2025

Race or ethnicity excludes No Answer and Prefer Not to Answer.

Race or Ethnicity Count Percent
American Indian 5 0.2%
Asian-Pacific Islander 37 1.8%
African Origin 133 6.3%
European 1,586 75.5%
Hispanic/Latino 27 1.3%
Multi-Racial 42 2.0%
Arab Origin 46 2.2%
Other Ethnic Origin 224 10.7%
Total 2,100 100.0%

Probate & Estate Planning, Active Michigan Residents by Law School, 2025

Law School Count Percent
Ave Maria School of Law 20 0.6%
Michigan State University/DCL College of Law 551 17.5%
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law 412 13.1%
University of Michigan Law School 231 7.3%
Wayne State University Law School 566 18.0%
Western Michigan University Thomas Cooley Law School 686 21.8%
Other Law School 680 21.6%
Total 3,146 100.0%

Probate & Estate Planning, Active Michigan Residents by Occupational Area, 2025

Practice Category Count Percent
Academia 13 0.4%
Corporate Counsel 100 3.2%
Government 62 2.0%
Government Relations 2 0.1%
Judiciary 67 2.1%
Law School 1 0.0%
Legal Services 254 8.1%
Military 0 0.0%
Non-Law Related 61 1.9%
Nonprofit Organization 37 1.2%
Not Employed: Not Seeking Employment 18 0.6%
Not Employed: Seeking Employment 10 0.3%
Other 86 2.7%
Private Practice 2,239 71.2%
Retired 71 2.3%
Not Reported 125 4.0%
Total 3,146 100.0%

Probate & Estate Planning, Active Michigan Residents in Private Practice Firm Size, 2025

Firm Size N Percent
Very Large 100+ 179 8.0%
Large 21—99 189 8.4%
Medium 11—20 107 4.8%
Small 2—10 797 35.6%
Solo Full-Time 683 30.5%
Solo Part-Time 272 12.1%
Not Reported 12 0.5%
Total 2,239 100.0%

Probate & Estate Planning, Active Michigan Residents by County, 2025

County Count Percent
Alcona 3 0.1%
Alger 1 0.0%
Allegan 16 0.5%
Alpena 6 0.2%
Antrim 6 0.2%
Arenac 3 0.1%
Baraga 0 0.0%
Barry 11 0.3%
Bay 15 0.5%
Benzie 2 0.1%
Berrien 38 1.2%
Branch 11 0.3%
Calhoun 30 0.9%
Cass 10 0.3%
Charlevoix 12 0.4%
Cheboygan 8 0.2%
Chippewa 5 0.2%
Clare 6 0.2%
Clinton 13 0.4%
Crawford 0 0.0%
Delta 5 0.2%
Dickinson 3 0.1%
Eaton 22 0.7%
Emmet 29 0.9%
Genesee 77 2.5%
Gladwin 3 0.1%
Gogebic 1 0.0%
Grand Traverse 74 2.4%
Gratiot 5 0.2%
Hillsdale 8 0.2%
Houghton 3 0.1%
Huron 6 0.2%
Ingham 169 5.4%
Ionia 7 0.2%
Iosco 7 0.2%
Iron 3 0.1%
Isabella 9 0.3%
Jackson 28 0.9%
Kalamazoo 86 2.7%
Kalkaska 0 0.0%
Kent 250 8.0%
Keweenaw 0 0.0%
Lake 0 0.0%
Lapeer 30 0.9%
Leelanau 8 0.2%
Lenawee 16 0.5%
Livingston 55 1.8%
Luce 0 0.0%
Mackinac 0 0.0%
Macomb 187 5.9%
Manistee 10 0.3%
Marquette 25 0.8%
Mason 7 0.2%
Mecosta 8 0.2%
Menominee 1 0.0%
Midland 31 1.0%
Missaukee 0 0.0%
Monroe 22 0.7%
Montcalm 9 0.3%
Montmorency 1 0.0%
Muskegon 32 1.0%
Newaygo 6 0.2%
Oakland 886 28.2%
Oceana 3 0.1%
Ogemaw 2 0.1%
Ontonagon 0 0.0%
Osceola 0 0.0%
Oscoda 0 0.0%
Otsego 6 0.2%
Ottawa 61 1.9%
Presque Isle 9 0.3%
Roscommon 1 0.0%
Saginaw 42 1.3%
Saint Clair 32 1.0%
Saint Joseph 9 0.3%
Sanilac 8 0.2%
Schoolcraft 1 0.0%
Shiawassee 13 0.4%
Tuscola 10 0.3%
Van Buren 8 0.2%
Washtenaw 166 5.3%
Wayne 409 13.0%
Wexford 10 0.3%
Total 3,146 100.0%

Probate & Estate Planning, Active Members Residing in Other States or Jurisdictions, 2025

State or Jurisdiction N Percent
Alabama 1 0.4%
Arizona 6 2.3%
California 9 3.5%
Colorado 6 2.3%
Connecticut 1 0.4%
Delaware 1 0.4%
Florida 27 10.5%
Georgia 6 2.3%
Illinois 39 15.2%
Indiana 36 14.1%
Iowa 1 0.4%
Kansas 1 0.4%
Kentucky 1 0.4%
Maryland 2 0.8%
Massachusetts 2 0.8%
Minnesota 5 2.0%
Mississippi 1 0.4%
Missouri 3 1.2%
Montana 1 0.4%
Nebraska 1 0.4%
Nevada 3 1.2%
New Jersey 1 0.4%
New Mexico 1 0.4%
New York 2 0.8%
North Carolina 4 1.6%
North Dakota 1 0.4%
Ohio 56 21.9%
Oklahoma 1 0.4%
Ontario Canada 2 0.8%
Pennsylvania 5 2.0%
South Carolina 3 1.2%
South Dakota 1 0.4%
Tennessee 4 1.6%
Texas 7 2.7%
Utah 1 0.4%
Virginia 4 1.6%
Washington 1 0.4%
West Virginia 2 0.8%
Wisconsin 6 2.3%
Wyoming 1 0.4%
Total 256 100.0%

Probate & Estate Planning, All Active Members by Section Membership, 2025

Section Number Percent
Administrative & Regulatory Law 73 2.1%
Agricultural Law 91 2.7%
Alternative Dispute Resolution 137 4.0%
American Indian Law 28 0.8%
Animal Law 36 1.1%
Antitrust, Franchising & Trade Regulation 29 0.9%
Appellate Practice 75 2.2%
Arts, Comm., Entertainment & Sports 56 1.6%
Aviation Law 27 0.8%
Business Law 658 19.3%
Cannabis Law 78 2.3%
Children’s Law 111 3.3%
Consumer Law 97 2.9%
Criminal Law 220 6.5%
Elder Law & Disability Rights 803 23.6%
Environmental Law 36 1.1%
Family Law 515 15.1%
Government Law 106 3.1%
Health Care Law 62 1.8%
Immigration Law 39 1.1%
Information Technology Law 62 1.8%
Insurance and Indemnity Law 64 1.9%
Intellectual Property Law 51 1.5%
International Law 41 1.2%
Labor & Employment Law 124 3.6%
Law Practice Management & Legal Admin 87 2.6%
LGBTQ+ Law 44 1.3%
Litigation 196 5.8%
Military and Veterans’ Law 53 1.6%
Negligence Law 74 2.2%
Paralegal/Legal Assistant 10 0.3%
Prisons & Corrections 17 0.5%
Probate & Estate Planning 3,402 100.0%
Real Property Law 917 27.0%
Religious Liberty Law 56 1.6%
Senior Lawyers 71 2.1%
Social Security Lawyers 52 1.5%
Solo & Small Firm 322 9.5%
Taxation 419 12.3%
Workers’ Compensation Law 12 0.4%
Young Lawyers 527 15.5%
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