Brian Philip Donnelly
On the New York attorney register since 1992 · office in San Francisco, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2461002
- Admitted
- 1992 · First Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Jun 2026
Brian Philip Donnelly is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1992 in the First Department, with an office in San Francisco, CA; next registration due Jun 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Farella Braun & Martel”. We count that spelling with Farella Braun + Martel LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
11 other attorneys list Farella Braun + Martel LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1992, and 11 of the 12 give an office in San Francisco, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1992, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Douglas Lowther | 2004 | Currently registered |
| Alexis Jane Loeb | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| Brent Neil Saldana | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Lauren Ann Galbraith | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Greg Thomas Lesaint | 2012 | 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
Brian Philip Donnelly studied at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (the register spells it “NORTHWESTERN UNIV”). 253 of its 3,128 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Brian Philip Donnelly was.
- Same law school
- 3,128living graduates; 87.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Francisco, CA
- 2,474living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,474 living registrants with an office in San Francisco, CA, 235 were admitted before 1992 and 2,222 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 Farella Braun + Martel LLP12 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1992; 11 of the 12 give an office in San Francisco, CA.
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law graduates on the register3,128 living, 87.0% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Francisco, CA2,474 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19926,498 people admitted in 1992 are on the register, 2,198 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Brian Philip Donnelly’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 Brian Philip Donnelly in 1992. 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).