Christopher J. O’Brien
On the New York attorney register since 1989 · office in Amherst, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2241909
- Admitted
- 1989 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2027
Christopher J. O’Brien is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1989 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Amherst, NY; next registration due May 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 Christopher J. O’Brien has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “O’Brien & Ford, PC”. We count that spelling with O’Brien & Ford, P.C., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
4 other attorneys list O’Brien & Ford, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1989, and 2 of the 5 give an office in Amherst, NY. The 4 whose admission is closest to 1989, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin J. Keane | 1996 | Currently registered |
| John P. Ford | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Christopher M Pannozzo | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Anant Kishore | 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
Christopher J. O’Brien studied at Washington and Lee University School of Law. 112 of its 774 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Christopher J. O’Brien was.
- Same law school
- 774living graduates; 89.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Amherst, NY
- 189living registrants
Of the 189 living registrants with an office in Amherst, NY, 58 were admitted before 1989 and 127 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
- Washington and Lee University School of Law graduates on the register774 living, 89.5% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Amherst, NY189 living registrants give an office there.
- Erie County’s registered bar4,149 currently registered, 4.36 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19896,247 people admitted in 1989 are on the register, 422 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 Christopher J. O’Brien’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 Christopher J. O’Brien in 1989. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Erie 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).