Franklin Seth Abrams
On the New York attorney register since 1997 · office in Albany, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2811123
- Admitted
- 1997 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2027
Franklin Seth Abrams is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1997 in the First Department, with an office in Albany, NY; next registration due Jun 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Franklin Seth Abrams has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 2027.
- 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
250 other attorneys list Barclay Damon LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 85 of them were admitted before 1997, and 40 of the 251 give an office in Albany, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1997, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| William Anson Barclay | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Bridget Mary Dehmler | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Robert Andrew Hussar | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Matthew J. Larkin | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Edward Gerald Melvin | 1997 | 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
Franklin Seth Abrams studied at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University. 2,565 of its 12,878 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Franklin Seth Abrams was.
- Same law school
- 12,878living graduates; 88.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Albany, NY
- 3,678living registrants
Of the 3,678 living registrants with an office in Albany, NY, 1,051 were admitted before 1997 and 2,546 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 Barclay Damon LLP251 on the register, 85 of the others admitted before 1997; 40 of the 251 give an office in Albany, NY.
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University graduates on the register12,878 living, 88.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Albany, NY3,678 living registrants give an office there.
- Albany County’s registered bar3,767 currently registered, 11.88 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19977,066 people admitted in 1997 are on the register, 2,545 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 Franklin Seth Abrams’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 Franklin Seth Abrams in 1997. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Third Department’s grievance committee, which covers Albany 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).