Franklin Ligon Simpson
On the New York attorney register since 2001 · office in Boston, MA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 3955994
- Admitted
- 2001 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Nov 2027
Franklin Ligon Simpson is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2001 in the First Department, with an office in Boston, MA; next registration due Nov 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 Ligon Simpson has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Nov 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
454 other attorneys list Holland & Knight LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 113 of them were admitted before 2001, and 33 of the 455 give an office in Boston, MA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2001, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Marc L. Antonecchia | 2001 | Currently registered |
| B Jeffery Bell | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Robert J. Burns | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Allison Nicole Engel | 2001 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Jonathan Nassau Halpern | 2001 | 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 Ligon Simpson studied at Boston College Law School. 746 of its 3,260 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Franklin Ligon Simpson was.
- Same law school
- 3,260living graduates; 87.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Boston, MA
- 2,932living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,932 living registrants with an office in Boston, MA, 696 were admitted before 2001 and 2,175 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 Holland & Knight LLP455 on the register, 113 of the others admitted before 2001; 33 of the 455 give an office in Boston, MA.
- Boston College Law School graduates on the register3,260 living, 87.8% registered; 14 of them list Holland & Knight LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Boston, MA2,932 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20017,416 people admitted in 2001 are on the register, 2,799 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 Ligon Simpson’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 Ligon Simpson in 2001. 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).