Craig Scott Hilliard
On the New York attorney register since 1989 · office in Hamilton, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2259521
- Admitted
- 1989 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2027
Craig Scott Hilliard is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1989 in the Third Department, with an office in Hamilton, NJ; next registration due Aug 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 Craig Scott Hilliard has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 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 “Stark & Stark, P.C.”. We count that spelling with Stark & Stark, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
27 other attorneys list Stark & Stark or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1989, and 17 of the 28 give an office in Hamilton, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1989, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Patrick Maloney | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Vicki Woody Beyer | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Amy Buchansky Francesco | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Joseph Howard Lemkin | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Rachel Lilienthal Stark | 1996 | 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
Craig Scott Hilliard studied at Rutgers Law School (the register spells it “RUTGERS - THE STATE UNIVERSITY - SCHOOL OF LAW - CAMDEN”). 1,079 of its 7,506 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Craig Scott Hilliard was.
- Same law school
- 7,506living graduates; 84.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Hamilton, NJ
- 51living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 51 living registrants with an office in Hamilton, NJ, 3 were admitted before 1989 and 46 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 Stark & Stark28 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1989; 17 of the 28 give an office in Hamilton, NJ.
- Rutgers Law School graduates on the register7,506 living, 84.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Hamilton, NJ51 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19896,247 people admitted in 1989 are on the register, 1,222 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 Craig Scott Hilliard’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 Craig Scott Hilliard in 1989. 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).