New York attorney record · Judicial Dept 4
Emma Sealey
University Of Iowa College Of Law alumna, admitted to the New York bar in 2024, registered office in Rochester, NY. As a recent entrant to the registry, this record's status, address, and admission date come straight from the NY Office of Court Administration.
- 2024
- Admitted
- 2
- Years in bar
- 6098438
- NY reg #
The record in one line
Emma Sealey is early in an active New York law career - admitted to the bar in 2024 and on active status for 2 years so far, already ahead of 0% of the state's active bar by tenure.
- 2 yrs
- in active practice since admission
- Active
- current bar status: "Currently registered"
- #2198 of 2,355
- by tenure in Rochester office peers
- Law school
- University Of Iowa College Of Law
Data updated September 2026
What this profile tells you
Bar status & tenure
Emma Sealey holds bar number 6098438 with the New York bar authority, a recent active-status addition to the roll. Registration is recorded within Judicial Department 4, the appellate division overseeing this attorney's home district.
Practice context & education
Practice address is listed under Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, located in Rochester, NY (Monroe County), ZIP 14604. 5 other attorneys share this firm affiliation in the registry. Educational background: University of Iowa College of Law (284 registered alumni).
State context & due diligence
As a recent addition to the register, Emma Sealey counts toward the New York bar's active cohort; the breakdown below shows how that group stacks up against the rest of the register.
Experience vs. the active New York bar
Emma Sealey is a recent addition to the active New York bar, admitted in 2024. The histogram below shows where 2 years of tenure falls among every currently-active attorney in the state.
2 years on the New York bar
Years since admission, all currently-active NY attorneys
2 Top 100% higher than 0% of 290,787 active NY attorneys
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more active NY attorneys. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registration · September 2026
Tenure among Rochester, NY office peers
Among the 2,355 NY-registered attorneys with a listed office in Rochester, NY, Emma Sealey ranks #2,198 by tenure, longer-tenured than 93% of that city cohort. See the Rochester attorney directory .
- Local rank
- #2,198
- City cohort
- 2,355
- Local percentile
- 93rd
- Admitted
- 2024
Nearest tenure peers in Rochester
- Tracy Acquan admitted 2024 · 2 yr
- Thomas Amalan Ambalavanar admitted 2024 · 2 yr
- Thomas Richard Anderson admitted 2024 · 2 yr
- Kari Marisa Ashworth admitted 2024 · 2 yr
How local rank is computed
Rank uses years since NY-bar admission among non-deceased registry rows that list the same office city and state, a local placement, not a statewide claim. Source: NY Office of Court Administration Attorney Registration · as of September 2026. Derived local rank, not published upstream.
How Emma compares to fellow University Of Iowa College Of Law alumni
Among the 248 University Of Iowa College Of Law graduates in the New York register, Emma Sealey is longer-tenured than 0%.
2 years vs. University Of Iowa College Of Law alumni
Years since admission - 248 NY-registered alumni of this school
2 Top 100% higher than 0% of 248 fellow alumni
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more fellow alumni. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registration · September 2026
University Of Iowa College Of Law's active-bar rate
Of University Of Iowa College Of Law's 284 alumni in the New York register, 83.5% currently hold "Currently registered" status, above the statewide average.
The 2024 admission class today
Of the 8,938 attorneys admitted to the New York bar in 2024, 78.3% are still "Currently registered" today, above the statewide average across all admission years.
Professional Details
- Status
- Currently registered
- Registration Number
- 6098438
- Year Admitted
- 2024 (2 yrs · early career)
- Judicial Department
- 4
- Next Registration
- Oct 2026
Location & Contact
- Company
- Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP
- City
- Rochester, NY
- County
- Monroe
- ZIP Code
- 14604
- Phone
- (585) 987-2800
Education
Status Distribution Across the New York Bar
Emma Sealey's current status, "Currently registered", places this attorney in the 67.2% of the 432,625-attorney New York register currently marked active.
Full statewide breakdown & source note
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registrations. Status counts reflect the latest reporting cycle. Bar status confirms registration only; it does not imply competence, specialty fit, or freedom from complaints.
Consumer Complaint Data
The CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) tracks consumer financial complaints. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP has been named in consumer complaints.
These are voluntary, self-filed consumer complaints, not a substantiated-wrongdoing rate: a larger firm with more clients typically shows more complaints simply from serving more people, and CFPB does not verify a complaint's merits before logging it. Read the count as consumer-outreach volume, not a professional-conduct score.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. Complaints against the firm, not the individual attorney.
Same firm affiliation: Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP
Other NY-registered attorneys who share this firm name on the OCA register (not a geographic peer set).
Near-tenure University Of Iowa College Of Law alumni
Fellow alumni on the NY register whose admission year is closest to 2024 (excluding same-firm colleagues above).
Same admission year (2024), other cities
NY-registered attorneys admitted in 2024 whose listed office city differs from Rochester, a vintage cohort, not a neighborhood list.
Nationwide attorneys with similar admission year or city registry density
Two non-geo peer axes for Emma Sealey: closest NY bar admission year outside NY, and closest out-of-state office cities by how many NY-registered attorneys they list (~2,356 here). Distinct from same-firm, fellow-alumni, and same-year other-city strips above.
Similar admission year (~2024)
Counts come from the NY State Office of Court Administration registration extract; peers are not a competence or practice-area ranking.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Emma Sealey licensed?
Emma Sealey is licensed to practice law in New York.
When was Emma Sealey admitted to the bar?
Emma Sealey was admitted to the New York bar in 2024, 2 years ago.
Where did Emma Sealey go to law school?
Emma Sealey attended University of Iowa College of Law.
What company does Emma Sealey work for?
Emma Sealey is associated with Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP in Rochester, NY.
Is Emma Sealey in good standing?
Yes, Emma Sealey holds active bar status ("Currently registered").
Cite this page & disclosure
Sourced from the NY Office of Court Administration, informational only, not legal advice. Full disclosure.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.