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Litigation, All Active Members by Michigan Residency, 2022

	Number	Percent
Michigan Resident	2366	93.9%
Non-Resident	153	6.1%
Total	2519	100.0%

Litigation, All Active Members by US Residency, 2022

	Number	Percent
US Resident	2516	99.9%
Non-US Resident	3	0.1%
Total	2519	100.0%

Litigation, Active Michigan Residents by Gender, 2022

Gender excludes No Answer and Prefer Not to Answer.

	Number	Percent
Female	665	28.1%
Male	1700	71.9%
Total	2365	100.0%

Litigation, Active Michigan Residents by Generation, 2022

	Number	Percent
1943 and Earlier - Traditionalists	37	1.6%
1944-1960 - Boomers	551	23.3%
1961-1980 - Gen X	1026	43.4%
1981-1996 - Millennials	749	31.7%
1997 and Later - Gen Z	3	0.1%
Total	2366	100.0%

Litigation, Active Michigan Residents by Race or Ethnicity, 2022

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

	Number	Percent
African Origin	85	5.0%
American Indian	5	0.3%
Arab Origin	45	2.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	32	1.9%
European	1423	83.4%
Hispanic/Latino	25	1.5%
Multi-Racial	18	1.1%
Other Ethnic Origin	74	4.3%
Total	1707	100.0%

Litigation, Active Michigan Residents by Law School, 2022

	Number	Percent
Ave Maria School of Law	9	0.4%
Michigan State University or DCL	379	16.0%
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	348	14.7%
University of Michigan Law School	272	11.5%
Wayne State University Law School	496	21.0%
Western Michigan University Thomas Cooley Law School	263	11.1%
Other Law School	589	24.9%
Not Reported	10	0.4%
Total	2366	100.0%

Litigation, Active Michigan Residents by Occupational Area, 2022

	Number	Percent
Academia	14	0.6%
Government	70	3.0%
In House/Corporate Counsel	143	6.0%
Judiciary	28	1.2%
Law School	3	0.1%
Legal Services	155	6.6%
Military	1	0.0%
Non-Law Related	2	0.1%
Nonprofit Organization	9	0.4%
Private Practice	1807	76.4%
Retired	13	0.5%
Not Employed - Not Seeking Employment	1	0.0%
Not Employed - Seeking Employment	3	0.1%
Other	25	1.1%
Not Reported	92	3.9%
Total	2366	100.0%

Litigation, Active Michigan Residents in Private Practice by Firm Size, 2022

	Number	Percent
Solo Part Time	41	2.3%
Solo Full Time	194	10.7%
Small (2-10)	433	24.0%
Medium (11-20)	173	9.6%
Large (21-99)	420	23.2%
Very Large (100+)	524	29.0%
Not Reported	22	1.2%
Total	1807	100.0%

Litigation, Active Michigan Residents by County, 2022

	Number	Percent
Allegan	7	0.3%
Alpena	1	0.0%
Barry	1	0.0%
Bay	3	0.1%
Benzie	1	0.0%
Berrien	12	0.5%
Branch	1	0.0%
Calhoun	3	0.1%
Cass	1	0.0%
Charlevoix	2	0.1%
Cheboygan	3	0.1%
Clare	2	0.1%
Delta	1	0.0%
Dickinson	1	0.0%
Eaton	6	0.3%
Emmet	10	0.4%
Genesee	20	0.8%
Grand Traverse	23	1.0%
Hillsdale	4	0.2%
Huron	2	0.1%
Ingham	112	4.7%
Ionia	1	0.0%
Iosco	1	0.0%
Isabella	3	0.1%
Jackson	8	0.3%
Kalamazoo	53	2.2%
Kent	314	13.3%
Lapeer	3	0.1%
Leelanau	1	0.0%
Lenawee	1	0.0%
Livingston	13	0.5%
Macomb	57	2.4%
Marquette	5	0.2%
Mason	2	0.1%
Mecosta	2	0.1%
Menominee	1	0.0%
Midland	9	0.4%
Monroe	6	0.3%
Montcalm	2	0.1%
Muskegon	12	0.5%
Newaygo	1	0.0%
Oakland	949	40.1%
Otsego	2	0.1%
Ottawa	18	0.8%
Presque Isle	1	0.0%
Saginaw	16	0.7%
Saint Clair	3	0.1%
Saint Joseph	1	0.0%
Sanilac	2	0.1%
Shiawassee	2	0.1%
Tuscola	1	0.0%
Van Buren	1	0.0%
Washtenaw	118	5.0%
Wayne	537	22.7%
Wexford	4	0.2%
Total	2366	100.0%

Litigation, Active Members Residing in Other States or Jurisdictions, 2022

	Number	Percent
California	11	7.2%
Canada	3	2.0%
Colorado	6	3.9%
Connecticut	1	0.7%
District of Columbia	8	5.2%
Florida	6	3.9%
Georgia	5	3.3%
Illinois	30	19.6%
Indiana	14	9.2%
Iowa	1	0.7%
Kansas	1	0.7%
Louisiana	1	0.7%
Maryland	1	0.7%
Massachusetts	1	0.7%
Minnesota	1	0.7%
Mississippi	1	0.7%
Missouri	2	1.3%
Nevada	1	0.7%
New Jersey	3	2.0%
New York	7	4.6%
North Carolina	2	1.3%
Ohio	21	13.7%
Oregon	1	0.7%
Pennsylvania	4	2.6%
Tennessee	3	2.0%
Texas	8	5.2%
Virginia	1	0.7%
Washington	1	0.7%
Wisconsin	8	5.2%
Total	153	100.0%

Litigation, All Active Members by Section Membership, 2022

	Number	Percent
Administrative & Regulatory Law	87	3.7%
Agricultural Law	32	1.4%
Alternative Dispute Resolution	170	7.2%
American Indian Law	17	0.7%
Animal Law	28	1.2%
Antitrust, Franchising & Trade Regulation	58	2.5%
Appellate Practice	206	8.7%
Arts, Communications, Entertainment and Sports	36	1.5%
Aviation Law	14	0.6%
Business Law	529	22.4%
Cannabis Law	120	5.1%
Children's Law	21	0.9%
Consumer Law	89	3.8%
Criminal Law	192	8.1%
Elder Law and Disability Rights	52	2.2%
Environmental Law	71	3.0%
Family Law	168	7.1%
Government Law	153	6.5%
Health Care Law	112	4.7%
Immigration Law	16	0.7%
Information Technology Law	66	2.8%
Insurance and Indemnity Law	304	12.8%
Intellectual Property Law	107	4.5%
International Law	31	1.3%
Labor and Employment Law	379	16.0%
Law Practice Management & Legal Administrators	57	2.4%
LGBTQA Law	12	0.5%
Litigation	2366	100.0%
Military & Veterans' Law	12	0.5%
Negligence Law	526	22.2%
Paralegal/Legal Assistant	3	0.1%
Prisons and Corrections	19	0.8%
Probate and Estate Planning	173	7.3%
Real Property Law	355	15.0%
Religious Liberty Law	37	1.6%
Senior Lawyers	26	1.1%
Social Security Lawyers	17	0.7%
Solo and Small Firm	158	6.7%
Taxation	42	1.8%
Workers' Compensation Law	29	1.2%
Young Lawyers	558	23.6%

Litigation (Most Recent 10 Join Years)

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Litigation, All Active Members by Michigan Residency (Most Recent 10 Join Years), 2022

	Number	Percent
Michigan Resident	611	91.7%
Non-Resident	55	8.3%
Total	666	100.0%

Litigation, All Active Members by US Residency (Most Recent 10 Join Years), 2022

	Number	Percent
US Resident	664	99.7%
Non-US Resident	2	0.3%
Total	666	100.0%

Litigation, Active Michigan Residents by Gender (Most Recent 10 Join Years), 2022

Gender excludes No Answer and Prefer Not to Answer.

	Number	Percent
Female	251	41.1%
Male	359	58.9%
Total	610	100.0%

Litigation, Active Michigan Residents by Generation (Most Recent 10 Join Years), 2022

	Number	Percent
1944-1960 - Boomers	8	1.3%
1961-1980 - Gen X	71	11.6%
1981-1996 - Millennials	529	86.6%
1997 and Later - Gen Z	3	0.5%
Total	611	100.0%

Litigation, Active Michigan Residents by Race or Ethnicity (Most Recent 10 Join Years), 2022

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

	Number	Percent
African Origin	19	5.7%
American Indian	1	0.3%
Arab Origin	13	3.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	16	4.8%
European	251	75.4%
Hispanic/Latino	7	2.1%
Multi-Racial	3	0.9%
Other Ethnic Origin	23	6.9%
Total	333	100.0%

Litigation, Active Michigan Residents by Law School (Most Recent 10 Join Years), 2022

	Number	Percent
Michigan State University or DCL	115	18.8%
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	78	12.8%
University of Michigan Law School	55	9.0%
Wayne State University Law School	92	15.1%
Western Michigan University Thomas Cooley Law School	105	17.2%
Other Law School	166	27.2%
Total	611	100.0%

Litigation, Active Michigan Residents by Occupational Area (Most Recent 10 Join Years), 2022

	Number	Percent
Academia	4	0.7%
Government	26	4.3%
In House/Corporate Counsel	24	3.9%
Judiciary	3	0.5%
Law School	1	0.2%
Legal Services	43	7.0%
Military	1	0.2%
Non-Law Related	1	0.2%
Nonprofit Organization	7	1.1%
Private Practice	423	69.2%
Other	10	1.6%
Not Reported	68	11.1%
Total	611	100.0%

Litigation, Active Michigan Residents in Private Practice by Firm Size (Most Recent 10 Join Years), 2022

	Number	Percent
Solo Part Time	3	0.7%
Solo Full Time	25	5.9%
Small (2-10)	98	23.2%
Medium (11-20)	46	10.9%
Large (21-99)	118	27.9%
Very Large (100+)	127	30.0%
Not Reported	6	1.4%
Total	423	100.0%

Litigation, Active Michigan Residents by County (Most Recent 10 Join Years), 2022

	Number	Percent
Allegan	2	0.3%
Alpena	1	0.2%
Barry	1	0.2%
Bay	1	0.2%
Berrien	7	1.1%
Calhoun	1	0.2%
Cass	1	0.2%
Charlevoix	1	0.2%
Cheboygan	1	0.2%
Eaton	3	0.5%
Emmet	4	0.7%
Genesee	1	0.2%
Grand Traverse	4	0.7%
Ingham	30	4.9%
Ionia	1	0.2%
Iosco	1	0.2%
Isabella	2	0.3%
Jackson	2	0.3%
Kalamazoo	10	1.6%
Kent	94	15.4%
Livingston	4	0.7%
Macomb	14	2.3%
Mason	1	0.2%
Menominee	1	0.2%
Midland	1	0.2%
Monroe	1	0.2%
Montcalm	1	0.2%
Muskegon	4	0.7%
Oakland	218	35.7%
Ottawa	5	0.8%
Saginaw	5	0.8%
Saint Clair	1	0.2%
Washtenaw	37	6.1%
Wayne	149	24.4%
Wexford	1	0.2%
Total	611	100.0%

Litigation, Active Members Residing in Other States or Jurisdictions (Most Recent 10 Join Years), 2022

	Number	Percent
California	2	3.6%
Canada	2	3.6%
Colorado	2	3.6%
Florida	1	1.8%
Georgia	3	5.5%
Illinois	16	29.1%
Indiana	6	10.9%
Minnesota	1	1.8%
Mississippi	1	1.8%
Missouri	2	3.6%
New Jersey	1	1.8%
New York	1	1.8%
Ohio	8	14.5%
Texas	4	7.3%
Washington	1	1.8%
Wisconsin	4	7.3%
Total	55	100.0%

Litigation, All Active Members by Section Membership (Most Recent 10 Join Years), 2022

	Number	Percent
Administrative & Regulatory Law	33	5.4%
Agricultural Law	8	1.3%
Alternative Dispute Resolution	19	3.1%
American Indian Law	6	1.0%
Animal Law	7	1.1%
Antitrust, Franchising & Trade Regulation	15	2.5%
Appellate Practice	67	11.0%
Arts, Communications, Entertainment and Sports	14	2.3%
Aviation Law	5	0.8%
Business Law	117	19.1%
Cannabis Law	48	7.9%
Children's Law	6	1.0%
Consumer Law	15	2.5%
Criminal Law	66	10.8%
Elder Law and Disability Rights	16	2.6%
Environmental Law	18	2.9%
Family Law	35	5.7%
Government Law	37	6.1%
Health Care Law	24	3.9%
Immigration Law	8	1.3%
Information Technology Law	13	2.1%
Insurance and Indemnity Law	109	17.8%
Intellectual Property Law	21	3.4%
International Law	10	1.6%
Labor and Employment Law	85	13.9%
Law Practice Management & Legal Administrators	6	1.0%
LGBTQA Law	3	0.5%
Litigation	611	100.0%
Military & Veterans' Law	9	1.5%
Negligence Law	135	22.1%
Prisons and Corrections	9	1.5%
Probate and Estate Planning	47	7.7%
Real Property Law	88	14.4%
Religious Liberty Law	16	2.6%
Senior Lawyers	1	0.2%
Social Security Lawyers	2	0.3%
Solo and Small Firm	41	6.7%
Taxation	6	1.0%
Workers' Compensation Law	8	1.3%
Young Lawyers	515	84.3%