A Scott Bolden
On the New York attorney register since 1988 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2217941
- Admitted
- 1988 · Second Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Jun 2026
A Scott Bolden is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1988 in the Second Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Jun 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The registration was due in Jun 2026 and the register has not recorded it as filed.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register the first file we hold
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; the Jul 3, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026 files for the history.
Others who list this employer on the register
293 other attorneys list Reed Smith LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 19 of them were admitted before 1988, and 11 of the 294 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1988, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sharon Ann Doherty | 1988 | Due to re‑register |
| Cheryl Elizabeth Hader | 1988 | Currently registered |
| James Anthony Mercadante | 1988 | Due to re‑register |
| Albert Lewis Wells Jr | 1988 | Due to re‑register |
| Stephanie Wilson | 1988 | Due to re‑register |
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; employer spellings merged (methodology).
Where this record sits on the register
A Scott Bolden studied at Howard University School of Law. 120 of its 1,210 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as A Scott Bolden was.
- Same law school
- 1,210living graduates; 86.7% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 843 were admitted before 1988 and 11,572 after.
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; living registrants only.
Questions this record leads to
- Everyone who lists Reed Smith LLP294 on the register, 19 of the others admitted before 1988; 11 of the 294 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Howard University School of Law graduates on the register1,210 living, 86.7% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19886,238 people admitted in 1988 are on the register, 2,577 of them through the Second Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- What a New York lawyer may chargeThe court rules on fees, retainers and fee disputes, each cited.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of A Scott Bolden’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted A Scott Bolden in 1988. The register places the office outside New York, so a complaint would go to that department’s grievance committee (22 NYCRR 1240.7(a)(2)).
This page reads the register file of Sep 29, 2026, and the court system’s own search can be newer; the register shows only the current value, so a suspension that ended before the files we hold, or a censure, leaves no trace here (Appellate Division decisions are published through the court system’s Law Reporting Bureau).