2023 Section Demographics: Litigation

Litigation, 2023

Litigation All Data
Litigation, All Active Members by Michigan Residency, 2023
Litigation, All Active Members by US Residency, 2023
Litigation, Active Michigan Residents by Gender, 2023
Litigation, Active Michigan Residents by Generation, 2023
Litigation, Active Michigan Residents by Race or Ethnicity, 2023
Litigation, Active Michigan Residents by Law School, 2023
Litigation, Active Michigan Residents by Occupational Area, 2023
Litigation, Active Michigan Residents in Private Practice by Firm Size, 2023
Litigation, Active Michigan Residents by County, 2023
Litigation, Active Members Residing in Other States or Jurisdictions, 2023
Litigation, All Active Members by Section Membership, 2023

Litigation

Litigation, All Active Members by Michigan Residency, 2023

	Number	Percent
Michigan Resident	2324	93.3
Non-Resident	166	6.7
Total	2490	100.0

Litigation, All Active Members by US Residency, 2023

	Number	Percent
US Resident	2488	99.9
Non-US Resident	2	.1
Total	2490	100.0

Litigation, Active Michigan Residents by Gender, 2023

Excludes No Answer and Prefer Not to Answer. The ‘other’ category was added in 2022 and was not reported for previous years.

	Number	Percent
Male	1624	71.4
Female	647	28.5
Other	2	.1
Total	2273	100.0

Litigation, Active Michigan Residents by Generation, 2023

	Number	Percent
Traditionalists (pre-1944)	31	1.3
Boomers (1944–1960)	516	22.2
Gen X (1961–1980)	1008	43.4
Millennials (1981–1996)	759	32.7
Gen Z (1997 and later)	10	.4
Total	2324	100.0

Litigation, Active Michigan Residents by Race or Ethnicity, 2023

Excludes No Answer and Prefer Not to Answer.

	Number	Percent
American Indian	4	.3
Asian-Pacific Islander	29	1.9
African Origin	90	6.0
European	1090	72.6
Hispanic-Latino	32	2.1
Multi-Racial	20	1.3
Arab Origin	51	3.4
Other Ethnic Origin	185	12.3
Total	1501	100.0

Litigation, Active Michigan Residents by Law School, 2023

	Number	Percent
Not Reported	10	.4
Ave Maria School of Law	7	.3
MSU / DCL	367	15.8
Other Law School	583	25.1
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	347	14.9
University of Michigan Law School	270	11.6
Wayne State University Law School	498	21.4
Western Michigan University Thomas Cooley Law School	242	10.4
Total	2324	100.0

Litigation, Active Michigan Residents by Occupational Area, 2023

	Number	Percent
Not Reported	87	3.7
Academia	15	.6
Corporate Counsel	131	5.6
Government	59	2.5
Judiciary	26	1.1
Legal Services	155	6.7
Law School	4	.2
Military	1	.0
Not Employed: Not Seeking Employment	4	.2
Not Employed: Seeking Employment	6	.3
Nonprofit Organization	14	.6
Other	21	.9
Private Practice	1791	77.1
Retired	10	.4
Total	2324	100.0

Litigation, Active Michigan Residents in Private Practice by Firm Size, 2023

	Number	Percent
Not Reported	17	.9
Very Large 100+	530	29.6
Large 21-99	405	22.6
Medium 11-20	182	10.2
Small 2-10	424	23.7
Solo Full-Time	198	11.1
Solo Part-Time	35	2.0
Total	1791	100.0

Litigation, Active Michigan Residents by County, 2023

	Number	Percent
Not Reported	1	.0
Allegan	5	.2
Antrim	1	.0
Barry	2	.1
Bay	4	.2
Benzie	1	.0
Berrien	9	.4
Branch	1	.0
Calhoun	3	.1
Cass	1	.0
Cheboygan	2	.1
Clare	2	.1
Clinton	1	.0
Crawford	1	.0
Delta	1	.0
Dickinson	1	.0
Eaton	8	.3
Emmet	11	.5
Genesee	20	.9
Grand Traverse	24	1.0
Gratiot	2	.1
Hillsdale	3	.1
Huron	1	.0
Ingham	118	5.1
Ionia	1	.0
Iosco	1	.0
Isabella	1	.0
Jackson	8	.3
Kalamazoo	53	2.3
Kent	300	12.9
Lapeer	4	.2
Leelanau	1	.0
Lenawee	1	.0
Livingston	18	.8
Macomb	63	2.7
Marquette	6	.3
Mason	2	.1
Mecosta	2	.1
Menominee	1	.0
Midland	7	.3
Monroe	5	.2
Montcalm	4	.2
Muskegon	10	.4
Newaygo	1	.0
Oakland	935	40.2
Otsego	2	.1
Ottawa	17	.7
Presque Isle	2	.1
Saginaw	15	.6
Saint Clair	4	.2
Sanilac	2	.1
Shiawassee	2	.1
Tuscola	1	.0
Van Buren	2	.1
Washtenaw	114	4.9
Wayne	510	21.9
Wexford	5	.2
Total	2324	100.0

Litigation, Active Members Residing in Other States or Jurisdictions, 2023

	Number
Arizona	1
California	10
Colorado	4
Connecticut	1
District of Columbia	12
Florida	8
Georgia	4
Iowa	1
Illinois	30
Indiana	13
Kansas	1
Louisiana	1
Maryland	3
Minnesota	1
Missouri	2
Mississippi	1
North Carolina	3
New Jersey	5
Nevada	1
New York	5
Ohio	26
Ontario	2
Pennsylvania	5
Tennessee	2
Texas	9
Virginia	2
Washington	1
Wisconsin	10
West Virginia	1
Total	165

Litigation, All Active Members by Section Membership, 2023

	Number
Administrative & Regulatory Law	97
Agricultural Law	31
Alternative Dispute Resolution	188
American Indian Law	21
Animal Law	37
Antitrust, Franchising & Trade Regulation	57
Appellate Practice	240
Arts, Communications, Entertainment & Sports	42
Aviation Law	19
Business Law	570
Children’s Law	30
Consumer Law	111
Criminal Law	195
Elder Law and Disability Rights	58
Environmental Law	81
Family Law	168
Government Law	174
Health Care Law	115
Immigration Law	18
Information Technology Law	78
Insurance & Indemnity Law	307
Intellectual Property Law	124
International Law	36
Labor & Employment Law	404
Law Practice Management & Legal Administrators	65
LGBTQA Law	21
Litigation	2490
Marijuana Law	120
Military & Veterans’ Law	14
Negligence Law	534
Paralegal / Legal Assistant	8
Prisons & Corrections	24
Probate & Estate Planning	187
Real Property Law	359
Religious Liberty Law	37
Senior Lawyers	24
Social Security Lawyers	18
Solo and Small Firm	159
Taxation	44
Workers’ Compensation Law	30
Young Lawyers	566