New York Lawyers
New York has about 19.9 million residents and 187,656 resident active attorneys per the ABA's 2024 count, about one attorney for every 106 residents. The right lawyer is usually one admitted in New York and working near your city; we track 431 cities and towns across the state's 62 counties, and the largest cities are listed below.
Cities in New York
The cities where New York attorneys keep offices, most attorneys first. Only attorneys with an active New York license and an office in the city are counted; the full list of cities is on the New York attorney index.
Attorney records in New York
153,591 attorneys with an active New York license and an office in the state, across 1,060 cities. Each record is built from the state bar roll and shows the jurisdictions, admission dates, and license status the bar publishes.
Practice areas in New York
The eight practice areas the first New York listings will cover. None are linked yet; we never link a page that does not exist.
Personal injury lawyers in New York
Family law lawyers in New York
Criminal defense lawyers in New York
Immigration lawyers in New York
Estate planning lawyers in New York
Bankruptcy lawyers in New York
Employment lawyers in New York
Real estate lawyers in New York
Courts in New York
Most civil and criminal matters in New York start in the state's trial courts and can be reviewed on appeal, though some matters begin in federal, administrative, or specialized forums. Which courthouse handles a case depends on where you live and what kind of case it is. Court-by-court guides for New York are in preparation.
What is coming next for this page: city pages for New York and other metros, practice area pages, and the first attorney listings, built from public bar records. We publish in small waves and only link what already exists.
Official resources in New York
Two official sources sit behind every New York listing and are worth knowing directly: the licensing body that verifies every attorney here, and the court system that will hear most cases.
- New York State Unified Court System Attorney Registration is where New York attorney licenses are issued and where you can check any attorney's standing yourself.
- New York State Unified Court System publishes court locations, filing rules, and self-help information for New York cases.
Lawyers in states near New York
Legal problems cross state lines; if your case, accident, or property sits in a neighboring state, start there instead.
Sources for the figures on this page: resident population from U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates; resident active attorney count from the American Bar Association National Lawyer Population Survey (2024 edition, counts as of December 31, 2023); city populations and county counts from the SimpleMaps US Cities database (v1.93). We update these figures when new editions publish and correct errors on request via the listing policy.