Bill P. Chimos
On the New York attorney register since 1999 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2946903
- Admitted
- 1999 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2027
Bill P. Chimos is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1999 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jul 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Bill P. Chimos has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 2027.
- 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
22 other attorneys list Zetlin & de Chiara LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 12 of them were admitted before 1999, and all 23 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1999, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Timothy Francis Hegarty | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Nicholas J. Kauffman | 1996 | Due to re‑register |
| James H. Rowland | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Michael James Vardaro | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Loryn Patricia Riggiola | 1999 | 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
Bill P. Chimos studied at St. John’s University School of Law (the register spells it “St. John's University School of Law”). 3,260 of its 15,595 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Bill P. Chimos was.
- Same law school
- 15,595living graduates; 88.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 26,158 were admitted before 1999 and 65,724 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 Zetlin & de Chiara LLP23 on the register, 12 of the others admitted before 1999; all 23 give an office in New York, NY.
- St. John’s University School of Law graduates on the register15,595 living, 88.6% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19997,628 people admitted in 1999 are on the register, 2,434 of them through the Second 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 Bill P. Chimos’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 Bill P. Chimos in 1999. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York County, where the register places the office.
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).