Alison S. Ressler
On the New York attorney register since 1984 · office in Los Angeles, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1938000
- Admitted
- 1984 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Alison S. Ressler is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1984 in the First Department, with an office in Los Angeles, CA; next registration due Feb 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Alison S. Ressler has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered 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
762 other attorneys list Sullivan & Cromwell LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 52 of them were admitted before 1984, and 7 of the 763 give an office in Los Angeles, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1984, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Joseph Aquila | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Donald Robert Crawshaw | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Theodore Edelman | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Sergio J. Galvis | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Steven Lyon Holley | 1984 | Currently registered |
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
Alison S. Ressler studied at Columbia Law School (the register spells it “COLUMBIA”). 1,985 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Alison S. Ressler was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Los Angeles, CA
- 2,891living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,891 living registrants with an office in Los Angeles, CA, 220 were admitted before 1984 and 2,648 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 Sullivan & Cromwell LLP763 on the register, 52 of the others admitted before 1984; 7 of the 763 give an office in Los Angeles, CA.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered; 124 of them list Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Los Angeles, CA2,891 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19845,952 people admitted in 1984 are on the register, 1,962 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Currently registered”286,911 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 Alison S. Ressler’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Alison S. Ressler in 1984. 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).