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Updated 09/08/2010 The State Bar of Arizona maintains the official database of attorneys licensed to practice in Arizona. Below are charts providing various demographic breakdowns of the attorney database. Geographic Distribution
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| Location | Count | |
| Apache County | 34 | |
| Cochise County | 135 | |
| Coconino County | 252 | |
| Gila County | 54 | |
| Graham County | 27 | |
| Greenlee County | 5 | |
| La Paz County | 29 | |
| Maricopa County | 11,897 | |
| Mohave County | 180 | |
| Navajo County | 94 | |
| Pima County | 2,715 | |
| Pinal County | 216 | |
| Santa Cruz County | 59 | |
| Yavapai County | 328 | |
| Yuma County | 168 | |
Arizona |
16,206 |
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| Out-of-State | 4,639 | |
TOTAL Active Members |
20,845 |
A lawyer can be licensed in Arizona without actually practicing law on a full-time, or even a part-time, basis. Those who are licensed and engage in practice must be “active” members. Other categories into which lawyers may fall are “inactive,” “judicial,” “over 70 years of age,” and “retired.” The following chart indicates into which categories Arizona-licensed attorneys fall.
| Type of Member | Resides in AZ |
Resides out of AZ |
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| Active Members | ||||
| Under 2 years | 1,123 | 149 | ||
| Over 2 years | 12,267 | 1,628 | ||
| Inactive Members | 1,036 | 2,417 | ||
| Judicial Members | 491 | 15 | ||
| Over 70 Years Old | 916 | 173 | ||
| Retired | 350 | 239 |
Active attorneys residing in Arizona
| Sole Practitioner | 2,351 | |
| Public Lawyer | 2,287 | |
| Law Firm | 6,505 | |
| Federal Judge | 33 | |
| Judge | 326 | |
| Commissioner | 63 | |
| Corporate In-House | 329 | |
| Non-Profit/Association | 31 | |
| Other | 4,252 |
Nearly equal numbers of men and women are currently attending law schools. However, 66% of all attorneys currently licensed in Arizona are men.
| Females | 7,175 | |
| Males | 13,669 |
Lawyers practice in many different areas of law. The statistics below reflect areas of practice as self-reported by Arizona attorneys on their latest annual fees statement.
| Area | Count | Area | Count | ||||
| Administrative Law | 446 | Alternative Dispute Resolution | 188 | ||||
| Antitrust Law | 56 | Appellate Practice | 389 | ||||
| Banking Law | 123 | Bankruptcy/Receivership | 399 | ||||
| Business Law | 1,396 | Construction Law | 501 | ||||
| Corporate Counsel | 735 | Criminal Law | 1,377 | ||||
| Elder Law | 210 | Environmental & Natural | 285 | ||||
| Family/Domestic Relations | 842 | Government | 576 | ||||
| Health Law | 219 | Immigration Law | 170 | ||||
| Indian Law | 215 | Injury & Wrongful Death | 1,057 | ||||
| Insurance | 543 | Intellectual Property | 384 | ||||
| International Law | 162 | Juvenile Law | 372 | ||||
| Labor & Employment | 580 | Legal Malpractice | 74 | ||||
| Litigation | 2,112 | Medical Malpractice | 330 | ||||
| Probate & Trust Law | 867 | Public Lawyer | 321 | ||||
| Real Estate/Property | 1,121 | School/Education | 129 | ||||
| Securities Regulation | 214 | Taxation | 399 | ||||
| Torts | 426 | Workers' Comp | 117 | ||||
Each year, lawyers are asked to self-report their ethnicity of origin. Lawyers are not required to provide this information but are invited to participate. The following reflects data reported on latest annual fees statements. The membership population also has reported fluency in more than 60 languages including Apache, Guarant, Quiche, Urdu, French, Latin and Spanish.
| African American | 211 | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 251 | |
| Caucasian | 7,191 | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 630 | |
| Multi-Racial | 226 | |
| Native American | 117 | |
| Not Specified | 12,219 |
Members who wish to network and interact with lawyers in their same area of practice may pay additional dues to join a State Bar section. Sections provide continuing legal education, newsletters, public service programs, and many other valuable services to members and the public. Membership in each section is as follows.
| Section | Count | Section | Count | ||||
| Administrative Law | 193 | Alternative Dispute Resolution | 255 | ||||
| Animal Law | 112 | Antitrust Law | 52 | ||||
| Appellate Practice | 292 | Bankruptcy Law | 566 | ||||
| Business Law | 961 | Construction Law | 526 | ||||
| Criminal Justice | 434 | E-Commerce & Technology Law | 143 | ||||
| Elder Law & Mental Health | 231 | Employment & Labor Law | 580 | ||||
| Environmental & Natural Resource Law | 325 | Family Law | 688 | ||||
| Immigration Law | 152 | Indian Law | 271 | ||||
| Intellectual Property Law | 370 | International Law | 106 | ||||
| Juvenile Law | 212 | Law Practice Management | 94 | ||||
| Probate & Trust Law | 793 | Public Lawyers | 212 | ||||
| Real Property | 1,018 | Securities Regulation | 215 | ||||
| Sole Practitioner/Small Firm | 423 | Tax Law | 361 | ||||
| Trial Practice | 1,078 | Workers' Compensation | 158 | ||||
| World Peace Through Law | 34 |