Donald Rosslyn Murray Bell
On the New York attorney register since 1994 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2596740
- Admitted
- 1994 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2028
Donald Rosslyn Murray Bell is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1994 in the Third Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Apr 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 Donald Rosslyn Murray Bell has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 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
74 other attorneys list Torys LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 5 of them were admitted before 1994, and 49 of the 75 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1994, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Joseph Keenan | 1991 | Currently registered |
| David Angus Steele | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Darien Gabriel Leung | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Scott Lincoln Semer | 1998 | Due to re‑register |
| Christopher M. Caparelli | 2000 | 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
Donald Rosslyn Murray Bell studied at University of British Columbia Peter A. Allard School of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA”). 24 of its 210 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Donald Rosslyn Murray Bell was.
- Same law school
- 210living graduates; 86.7% 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, 18,752 were admitted before 1994 and 73,562 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 Torys LLP75 on the register, 5 of the others admitted before 1994; 49 of the 75 give an office in New York, NY.
- University of British Columbia Peter A. Allard School of Law graduates on the register210 living, 86.7% registered; 2 of them list Torys LLP.
- 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 19946,410 people admitted in 1994 are on the register, 1,297 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 Donald Rosslyn Murray Bell’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 Donald Rosslyn Murray Bell in 1994. 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).