Edwin Deane Leonard
On the New York attorney register since 1957 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1257963
- Admitted
- 1957 · First Department
- Status
- Delinquent
- Next registration
- Apr 2026
Edwin Deane Leonard is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1957 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Apr 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. How many hold this status.
- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent the first file we hold
We show the 3 register files of the last twelve months (Jul 3, 2026, Aug 6, 2026, Sep 29, 2026). A change of standing between them is struck through in red; the routine birthday cycle is not.
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
1,104 other attorneys list Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1957, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Milton Carr Ferguson Jr | 1954 | Currently registered |
| Robert B. Fiske | 1956 | Currently registered |
| Herbert Max Lobl | 1960 | Due to re‑register |
| Lydia Essrog Kess | 1963 | Currently registered |
| Troland Spengler Link | 1964 | 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
Edwin Deane Leonard studied at Harvard Law School (the register spells it “HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, GEORGE WASHINGTON LAW SCHOOL”).
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants give an office there
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; living registrants only.
How to confirm it officially
The register is published by the court system; PlainAttorney shows it as released. For a statement of an attorney’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division in the attorney’s department. 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; the court system publishes the file every few weeks, so its own search can be newer. The register shows only the current value: a suspension that ended before the files we hold, or discipline short of suspension such as a censure, leaves no trace here. Appellate Division decisions on attorney discipline are published in the New York Official Reports, online through the court system’s Law Reporting Bureau.