Military & Veterans Law

Military & Veterans Law, All Active Members by Michigan Residency, 2023

  Number Percent
Michigan Resident 193 83.2
Non-Resident 39 16.8
Total 232 100.0

Military & Veterans Law, All Active Members by US Residency, 2023

  Number Percent
US Resident 231 99.6
Non-US Resident 1 .4
Total 232 100.0

Military & Veterans Law, 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 112 61.5
Female 69 37.9
Other 1 .5
Total 182 100.0

Military & Veterans Law, Active Michigan Residents by Generation, 2023

  Number Percent
Traditionalists (pre-1944) 6 3.1
Boomers (1944–1960) 44 22.8
Gen X (1961–1980) 75 38.9
Millennials (1981–1996) 66 34.2
Gen Z (1997 and later) 2 1.0
Total 193 100.0

Military & Veterans Law, Active Michigan Residents by Race or Ethnicity, 2023

Excludes No Answer and Prefer Not to Answer.

  Number Percent
American Indian 1 .8
Asian-Pacific Islander 3 2.3
African Origin 12 9.1
European 101 76.5
Hispanic-Latino 3 2.3
Multi-Racial 6 4.5
Arab Origin 1 .8
Other Ethnic Origin 5 3.8
Total 132 100.0

Military & Veterans Law, Active Michigan Residents by Law School, 2023

  Number Percent
Ave Maria School of Law 3 1.6
MSU / DCL 30 15.5
Other Law School 51 26.4
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law 25 13.0
University of Michigan Law School 5 2.6
Wayne State University Law School 26 13.5
Western Michigan University Thomas Cooley Law School 53 27.5
Total 193 100.0

Military & Veterans Law, Active Michigan Residents by Occupational Area, 2023

  Number Percent
Not Reported 13 6.7
Academia 4 2.1
Corporate Counsel 8 4.1
Government 24 12.4
Judiciary 8 4.1
Legal Services 19 9.8
Law School 2 1.0
Military 12 6.2
Non-Law Related 2 1.0
Not Employed: Not Seeking Employment 1 .5
Not Employed: Seeking Employment 2 1.0
Nonprofit Organization 3 1.6
Other 4 2.1
Private Practice 87 45.1
Retired 4 2.1
Total 193 100.0

Military & Veterans Law, Active Michigan Residents in Private Practice by Firm Size, 2023

  Number Percent
Not Reported 2 2.3
Very Large 100+ 6 6.9
Large 21-99 8 9.2
Medium 11-20 4 4.6
Small 2-10 23 26.4
Solo Full-Time 35 40.2
Solo Part-Time 9 10.3
Total 87 100.0

Military & Veterans Law, Active Michigan Residents by County, 2023

  Number Percent
Allegan 2 1.0
Bay 2 1.0
Branch 1 .5
Calhoun 3 1.6
Cass 2 1.0
Cheboygan 1 .5
Clare 2 1.0
Clinton 3 1.6
Eaton 2 1.0
Emmet 3 1.6
Genesee 4 2.1
Grand Traverse 2 1.0
Ingham 17 8.8
Ionia 1 .5
Jackson 1 .5
Kalamazoo 3 1.6
Kent 7 3.6
Leelanau 1 .5
Livingston 8 4.1
Mackinac 1 .5
Macomb 12 6.2
Manistee 1 .5
Marquette 1 .5
Mecosta 2 1.0
Monroe 4 2.1
Muskegon 5 2.6
Oakland 43 22.3
Otsego 1 .5
Ottawa 3 1.6
Saginaw 2 1.0
Saint Clair 5 2.6
Tuscola 1 .5
Van Buren 2 1.0
Washtenaw 12 6.2
Wayne 33 17.1
Total 193 100.0

Military & Veterans Law, Active Members Residing in Other States or Jurisdictions, 2023

  Number
California 1
Connecticut 1
District of Columbia 3
Florida 1
Iowa 1
Illinois 5
Maryland 3
North Carolina 3
New Jersey 1
New York 2
Ohio 3
Oklahoma 1
Pennsylvania 1
Rheinland-Pfalz 1
Tennessee 1
Texas 3
Utah 1
Virginia 5
Washington 1
Wisconsin 1
Total 39

Military & Veterans Law, All Active Members by Section Membership, 2023

  Number
Administrative & Regulatory Law 24
Agricultural Law 12
Alternative Dispute Resolution 16
American Indian Law 15
Animal Law 5
Antitrust, Franchising & Trade Regulation 6
Appellate Practice 12
Arts, Communications, Entertainment & Sports 16
Aviation Law 11
Business Law 29
Children’s Law 7
Consumer Law 10
Criminal Law 60
Elder Law and Disability Rights 30
Environmental Law 6
Family Law 26
Government Law 18
Health Care Law 6
Immigration Law 7
Information Technology Law 8
Insurance & Indemnity Law 19
Intellectual Property Law 11
International Law 20
Labor & Employment Law 16
Law Practice Management & Legal Administrators 5
LGBTQA Law 7
Litigation 14
Marijuana Law 19
Military & Veterans’ Law 232
Negligence Law 21
Paralegal / Legal Assistant 1
Prisons & Corrections 7
Probate & Estate Planning 48
Real Property Law 40
Religious Liberty Law 15
Senior Lawyers 5
Social Security Lawyers 14
Solo and Small Firm 28
Taxation 11
Workers’ Compensation Law 2
Young Lawyers 67


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