Bruce Francis Smith
On the New York attorney register since 1970 · office in Boston, MA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1325711
- Admitted
- 1970 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2028
Bruce Francis Smith is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1970 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Boston, MA; next registration due Sep 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Bruce Francis Smith has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Murphy King P.C.”. We count that spelling with Murphy & King, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
The only other attorney who lists Murphy & King or one of its other names:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| David Lee Evans | 1983 | 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
Bruce Francis Smith studied at Cornell Law School. 541 of its 7,028 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Bruce Francis Smith was.
- Same law school
- 7,028living graduates; 87.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Boston, MA
- 2,932living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,932 living registrants with an office in Boston, MA, 15 were admitted before 1970 and 2,910 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
- Cornell Law School graduates on the register7,028 living, 87.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Boston, MA2,932 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19701,615 people admitted in 1970 are on the register, 233 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 Bruce Francis Smith’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 Bruce Francis Smith in 1970. 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).