New York attorney record · Judicial Dept 4
Danielle Bethany Ridgely
Regent University School Of Law alumna, admitted to the New York bar in 2016, registered office in Rochester, NY. This record's status, address, and registration history come straight from the NY Office of Court Administration.
- 2016
- Admitted
- 10
- Years in bar
- 5441696
- NY reg #
The record in one line
Admitted in 2016, Danielle Bethany Ridgely has built 10 years of active New York practice - more tenure than 25% of the state's currently-active attorneys.
- 10 yrs
- in active practice since admission
- Active
- current bar status: "Currently registered"
- #1825 of 2,355
- by tenure in Rochester office peers
- Law school
- Regent University School Of Law
Data updated August 2026
What this profile tells you
Bar status & tenure
Bar number 5441696 on the New York register belongs to Danielle Bethany Ridgely, currently in active standing. Registration is recorded within Judicial Department 4, the appellate division overseeing this attorney's home district.
Practice context & education
Practice address is listed under Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, located in Rochester, NY (Monroe County), ZIP 14604. 5 other attorneys share this firm affiliation in the registry. Educational background: REGENT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW (108 registered alumni).
State context & due diligence
Danielle Bethany Ridgely is currently part of the New York bar's active cohort, a group the breakdown below sizes against the full register.
Experience vs. the active New York bar
10 years into an active New York practice since a 2016 admission, Danielle Bethany Ridgely sits here on the statewide experience curve - taller bars hold more attorneys at that experience level.
10 years on the New York bar
Years since admission, all currently-active NY attorneys
10 Top 75% higher than 25% of 290,787 active NY attorneys
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Source NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registration · August 2026
Tenure among Rochester, NY office peers
Among the 2,355 NY-registered attorneys with a listed office in Rochester, NY, Danielle Bethany Ridgely ranks #1,825 by tenure, longer-tenured than 77% of that city cohort. See the Rochester attorney directory .
- Local rank
- #1,825
- City cohort
- 2,355
- Local percentile
- 77th
- Admitted
- 2016
Nearest tenure peers in Rochester
- Victoria Winsor Bahl admitted 2016 · 10 yr
- Matthew George Barney admitted 2016 · 10 yr
- Lauren Baron admitted 2016 · 10 yr
- Brian Geoffrey Becker admitted 2016 · 10 yr
How local rank is computed
Rank uses years since NY-bar admission among non-deceased registry rows that list the same office city and state, a local placement, not a statewide claim. Source: NY Office of Court Administration Attorney Registration · as of August 2026. Derived local rank, not published upstream.
Regent University School Of Law's active-bar rate
Of Regent University School Of Law's 108 alumni in the New York register, 79.6% currently hold "Currently registered" status, above the statewide average.
The 2016 admission class today
Of the 8,420 attorneys admitted to the New York bar in 2016, 72.9% are still "Currently registered" today, above the statewide average across all admission years.
Professional Details
- Status
- Currently registered
- Registration Number
- 5441696
- Year Admitted
- 2016 (10 yrs · mid-career)
- Judicial Department
- 4
- Next Registration
- May 2028
Location & Contact
- Company
- Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP
- City
- Rochester, NY
- County
- Monroe
- ZIP Code
- 14604
- Phone
- (585) 987-2914
Education
Status Distribution Across the New York Bar
Danielle Bethany Ridgely's current status, "Currently registered", places this attorney in the 67.2% of the 432,625-attorney New York register currently marked active.
Full statewide breakdown & source note
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registrations. Status counts reflect the latest reporting cycle. Bar status confirms registration only; it does not imply competence, specialty fit, or freedom from complaints.
Consumer Complaint Data
The CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) tracks consumer financial complaints. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP has been named in consumer complaints.
These are voluntary, self-filed consumer complaints, not a substantiated-wrongdoing rate: a larger firm with more clients typically shows more complaints simply from serving more people, and CFPB does not verify a complaint's merits before logging it. Read the count as consumer-outreach volume, not a professional-conduct score.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. Complaints against the firm, not the individual attorney.
Same firm affiliation: Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP
Other NY-registered attorneys who share this firm name on the OCA register (not a geographic peer set).
Near-tenure Regent University School Of Law alumni
Fellow alumni on the NY register whose admission year is closest to 2016 (excluding same-firm colleagues above).
Same admission year (2016), other cities
NY-registered attorneys admitted in 2016 whose listed office city differs from Rochester, a vintage cohort, not a neighborhood list.
Nationwide attorneys with similar admission year or city registry density
Two non-geo peer axes for Danielle Bethany Ridgely: closest NY bar admission year outside NY, and closest out-of-state office cities by how many NY-registered attorneys they list (~2,356 here). Distinct from same-firm, fellow-alumni, and same-year other-city strips above.
Similar admission year (~2016)
Counts come from the NY State Office of Court Administration registration extract; peers are not a competence or practice-area ranking.
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Danielle Bethany Ridgely's "Currently registered" listing confirms bar standing only, it is a registration fact to verify, not a verdict on quality or competence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Danielle Ridgely licensed?
Danielle Ridgely is licensed to practice law in New York.
When was Danielle Bethany Ridgely admitted to the bar?
Danielle Bethany Ridgely has been on the New York bar register since 2016.
Where did Danielle Bethany Ridgely go to law school?
Danielle Bethany Ridgely attended REGENT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW.
What company does Danielle Bethany Ridgely work for?
Danielle Bethany Ridgely is associated with Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP in Rochester, NY.
Is Danielle Bethany Ridgely in good standing?
Yes, Danielle Bethany Ridgely holds active bar status ("Currently registered").
Cite this page & disclosure
Sourced from the NY Office of Court Administration, informational only, not legal advice. Full disclosure.
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