Donald Dyson Gay
On the New York attorney register since 1964 · office in Rochester, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1482124
- Admitted
- 1964 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
Donald Dyson Gay is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1964 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Rochester, NY; next registration due Jan 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 Dyson Gay has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 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
133 other attorneys list Harter Secrest & Emery LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1964, and 89 of the 134 give an office in Rochester, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1964, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Peter O. Brown | 1965 | Delinquent |
| Margaret Artale Catillaz | 1977 | Currently registered |
| David Robert Ferris | 1977 | Currently registered |
| Ralph Merzbach | 1978 | Due to re‑register |
| Mark Hoenig | 1982 | 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 Dyson Gay studied at Cornell Law School. 269 of its 7,028 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1960s, as Donald Dyson Gay was.
- Same law school
- 7,028living graduates; 87.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Rochester, NY
- 2,353living registrants
Of the 2,353 living registrants with an office in Rochester, NY, 20 were admitted before 1964 and 2,330 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 Harter Secrest & Emery LLP134 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1964; 89 of the 134 give an office in Rochester, NY.
- Cornell Law School graduates on the register7,028 living, 87.8% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Rochester, NY2,353 living registrants give an office there.
- Monroe County’s registered bar2,430 currently registered, 3.22 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19641,418 people admitted in 1964 are on the register, 144 of them through the Fourth 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 Dyson Gay’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Donald Dyson Gay in 1964. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Monroe 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).