Brian Joseph Geary
On the New York attorney register since 1990 · office in Rochester, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2304202
- Admitted
- 1990 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Brian Joseph Geary is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1990 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Rochester, NY; next registration due May 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 Brian Joseph Geary has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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
9 other attorneys list Ernstrom & Dreste LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1990, and all 10 give an office in Rochester, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1990, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Walter Dreste | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Nell M. Hurley | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Martha Anne Connolly | 1990 | Due to re‑register |
| Todd R. Braggins | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Kevin Francis Peartree | 1991 | 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 Joseph Geary studied at Temple University Beasley School of Law. 363 of its 1,867 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Brian Joseph Geary was.
- Same law school
- 1,867living graduates; 84.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Rochester, NY
- 2,353living registrants
Of the 2,353 living registrants with an office in Rochester, NY, 584 were admitted before 1990 and 1,729 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 Ernstrom & Dreste LLP10 on the register, 2 of the others admitted before 1990; all 10 give an office in Rochester, NY.
- Temple University Beasley School of Law graduates on the register1,867 living, 84.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Rochester, NY2,353 living registrants give an office there.
- Monroe County’s registered bar2,430 currently registered, 3.22 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19906,112 people admitted in 1990 are on the register, 416 of them through the Fourth 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 Brian Joseph Geary’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Brian Joseph Geary in 1990. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Monroe 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).