Charles Joseph Downey III
On the New York attorney register since 1990 · office in Stamford, CT
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2357176
- Admitted
- 1990 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2028
Charles Joseph Downey III is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1990 in the First Department, with an office in Stamford, CT; next registration due Jul 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 the attorney has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in the month shown. How many hold this status.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register the first file we hold
We show the 3 register files of the last twelve months (Jul 3, 2026, Aug 6, 2026, Sep 29, 2026). A change of standing between them is struck through in red; the routine birthday cycle is not.
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
57 other attorneys list Finn Dixon & Herling LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1990, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew M. Calamari | 1986 | Currently registered |
| Jeffrey Plotkin | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Christopher H. Craig | 1990 | Currently registered |
| Matthew Martin Donaher | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Tan Yee Cheung | 1994 | Due to re‑register |
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
Charles Joseph Downey III studied at New York University School of Law (the register spells it “NEW YORK UNIVERSITY”).
- Same law school
- 23,248living graduates; 86.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Stamford, CT
- 1,146living registrants give an office there (outside New York State)
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; living registrants only.
How to confirm it officially
The register is published by the court system; PlainAttorney shows it as released. For a statement of an attorney’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division in the attorney’s department. The register places the office outside New York, so a complaint would go to the grievance committee of the First Department, which admitted this attorney (22 NYCRR 1240.7(a)(2)).
This page reads the register file of Sep 29, 2026; the court system publishes the file every few weeks, so its own search can be newer. The register shows only the current value: a suspension that ended before the files we hold, or discipline short of suspension such as a censure, leaves no trace here. Appellate Division decisions on attorney discipline are published in the New York Official Reports, online through the court system’s Law Reporting Bureau.