Dennis O. Doherty
On the New York attorney register since 1991 · office in Atlanta, GA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2422962
- Admitted
- 1991 · First Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Oct 2027
Dennis O. Doherty is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1991 in the First Department, with an office in Atlanta, GA; next registration due Oct 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent 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
79 other attorneys list Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 18 of them were admitted before 1991, and 12 of the 80 give an office in Atlanta, GA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1991, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew James Costigan | 1990 | Due to re‑register |
| John Peter McConnell | 1991 | Currently registered |
| David Allan Pellegrino | 1991 | Delinquent |
| John Gerard McCarthy | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Michael Thaddeus Manzi | 1993 | Currently registered |
All 80 registrations that list Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
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
Dennis O. Doherty studied at Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law (the register spells it “CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY”). 263 of its 1,295 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Dennis O. Doherty was.
- Same law school
- 1,295living graduates; 85.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Atlanta, GA
- 1,277living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,277 living registrants with an office in Atlanta, GA, 143 were admitted before 1991 and 1,109 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 Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP80 on the register, 18 of the others admitted before 1991; 12 of the 80 give an office in Atlanta, GA.
- Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law graduates on the register1,295 living, 85.3% registered; 3 of them list Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Atlanta, GA1,277 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19916,456 people admitted in 1991 are on the register, 2,205 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Dennis O. Doherty’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 Dennis O. Doherty in 1991. 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).