Francis Ray Wheeler
On the New York attorney register since 1978 · office in Denver, CO
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1219385
- Admitted
- 1978 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Francis Ray Wheeler is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1978 in the First Department, with an office in Denver, CO; next registration due Jun 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 Francis Ray Wheeler has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 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
421 other attorneys list Cooley LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 5 of them were admitted before 1978. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1978, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Levine | 1974 | Currently registered |
| Robert Hanson Miller | 1975 | Due to re‑register |
| Nancy H. Wojtas | 1977 | Due to re‑register |
| Kelley Jennifer Newton | 1983 | Currently registered |
| J G. Harrington | 1987 | 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
Francis Ray Wheeler studied at Harvard Law School. 989 of its 14,378 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Francis Ray Wheeler was.
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Denver, CO
- 889living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 889 living registrants with an office in Denver, CO, 15 were admitted before 1978 and 867 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 Cooley LLP422 on the register, 5 of the others admitted before 1978.
- Harvard Law School graduates on the register14,378 living, 86.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Denver, CO889 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19783,834 people admitted in 1978 are on the register, 1,466 of them through the First 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 Francis Ray Wheeler’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Francis Ray Wheeler in 1978. The register places the office outside New York, so a complaint would go to that department’s grievance committee (22 NYCRR 1240.7(a)(2)).
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).