Edward Elliot Downey
On the New York attorney register since 1974 · office in Millerton, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1512912
- Admitted
- 1974 · Second Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Sep 2026
Edward Elliot Downey is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1974 in the Second Department, with an office in Millerton, NY; next registration due Sep 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
2 other attorneys list Downey Haab & Murphy PLLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1974, and all 3 give an office in Millerton, NY. The 2 whose admission is closest to 1974, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Lynn Murphy | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Hilarie Lynne Thomas | 1992 | 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
Edward Elliot Downey studied at Indiana University Maurer School of Law (the register spells it “Indiana University Bloomington Maurer School of Law”). 33 of its 934 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Edward Elliot Downey was.
- Same law school
- 934living graduates; 85.7% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Millerton, NY
- 17living registrants
Of the 17 living registrants with an office in Millerton, NY, 4 were admitted before 1974 and 12 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
- Indiana University Maurer School of Law graduates on the register934 living, 85.7% registered.
- Dutchess County’s registered bar754 currently registered, 2.53 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19742,908 people admitted in 1974 are on the register, 1,270 of them through the Second Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Edward Elliot Downey’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Edward Elliot Downey in 1974. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Dutchess 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).