Earl K. Cantwell II
On the New York attorney register since 1980 · office in Buffalo, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1712397
- Admitted
- 1980 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Delinquent
- Next registration
- Mar 2026
Earl K. Cantwell II is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1980 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Buffalo, NY; next registration due Mar 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The month shown is the next cycle’s; the delinquency concerns an earlier registration the register did not receive.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Delinquent” means the attorney has a registration the register shows as due and not received. Under the rule a failure to register results in referral to the Appellate Division for disciplinary action; the register does not show whether a given attorney was referred.
- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent unchanged
- 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Hurwitz & Fine, P.C.”. We count that spelling with Hurwitz Fine P.C., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
62 other attorneys list Hurwitz Fine P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 3 of them were admitted before 1980, and 49 of the 63 give an office in Buffalo, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1980, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence C. Franco | 1977 | Currently registered |
| Michael Francis Perley | 1977 | Currently registered |
| Dan David Kohane | 1980 | Currently registered |
| Lawrence Martin Ross | 1980 | Due to re‑register |
| Patrick Barton Curran | 1982 | 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
Earl K. Cantwell II studied at University of Michigan Law School (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN”). 501 of its 4,806 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Earl K. Cantwell II was.
- Same law school
- 4,806living graduates; 86.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Buffalo, NY
- 3,467living registrants
Of the 3,467 living registrants with an office in Buffalo, NY, 245 were admitted before 1980 and 3,187 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 Hurwitz Fine P.C.63 on the register, 3 of the others admitted before 1980; 49 of the 63 give an office in Buffalo, NY.
- University of Michigan Law School graduates on the register4,806 living, 86.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Buffalo, NY3,467 living registrants give an office there.
- Erie County’s registered bar4,149 currently registered, 4.36 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19804,659 people admitted in 1980 are on the register, 384 of them through the Fourth Department.
- Every registration that reads “Delinquent”15,500 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 Earl K. Cantwell II’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 Earl K. Cantwell II in 1980. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Erie 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).