Colin Emile Harley
On the New York attorney register since 1968 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1577915
- Admitted
- 1968 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Colin Emile Harley is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1968 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Mar 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 Colin Emile Harley has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 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
1,104 other attorneys list Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 12 of them were admitted before 1968, and 969 of the 1,105 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1968, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Crowley | 1967 | Delinquent |
| Jeffrey Small | 1967 | Delinquent |
| Guy Miller Struve | 1967 | Currently registered |
| Charles S. Whitman | 1967 | Currently registered |
| Arthur F. Golden | 1970 | 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
Colin Emile Harley studied at University of South Carolina School of Law. 2 of its 194 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1960s, as Colin Emile Harley was.
- Same law school
- 194living graduates; 85.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 878 were admitted before 1968 and 92,512 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 Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP1,105 on the register, 12 of the others admitted before 1968; 969 of the 1,105 give an office in New York, NY.
- University of South Carolina School of Law graduates on the register194 living, 85.6% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19681,871 people admitted in 1968 are on the register, 703 of them through the First 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 Colin Emile Harley’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Colin Emile Harley in 1968. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York 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).