Calvin Joseph Brown
On the New York attorney register since 2017 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5552864
- Admitted
- 2017 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Oct 2027
Calvin Joseph Brown is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2017 in the Third Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Oct 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 Calvin Joseph Brown has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Oct 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
10 other attorneys list Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 8 of them were admitted before 2017. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2017, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Robert Wright | 2010 | Currently registered |
| John Francis Finnegan III | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Brandon Michael Wilsey | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Robert Brian Cimmino | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Evangelos G. Kappatos | 2022 | Due to re‑register |
All 11 registrations that list Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP
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
Calvin Joseph Brown studied at Boston College Law School. 800 of its 3,260 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Calvin Joseph Brown was.
- Same law school
- 3,260living graduates; 87.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Chicago, IL
- 2,265living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,265 living registrants with an office in Chicago, IL, 1,625 were admitted before 2017 and 565 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 Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP11 on the register, 8 of the others admitted before 2017.
- Boston College Law School graduates on the register3,260 living, 87.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20178,202 people admitted in 2017 are on the register, 3,162 of them through the Third 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 Calvin Joseph Brown’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Calvin Joseph Brown in 2017. 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).