Frederic Joseph Adam
On the New York attorney register since 1993 · office in Palo Alto, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2538031
- Admitted
- 1993 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2027
Frederic Joseph Adam is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1993 in the Third Department, with an office in Palo Alto, CA; next registration due Jan 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 Frederic Joseph Adam has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 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
193 other attorneys list Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 14 of them were admitted before 1993, and 6 of the 194 give an office in Palo Alto, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1993, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jay Jeffrey Holtmeier | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Lori A. Martin | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Peter Neiman | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Bruce Howard Newman | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Fraser Lee Hunter Jr | 1993 | Currently registered |
All 194 registrations that list Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
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
Frederic Joseph Adam studied at University of Denver Sturm College of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF DENVER”). 67 of its 418 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Frederic Joseph Adam was.
- Same law school
- 418living graduates; 80.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Palo Alto, CA
- 393living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 393 living registrants with an office in Palo Alto, CA, 45 were admitted before 1993 and 341 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 Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP194 on the register, 14 of the others admitted before 1993; 6 of the 194 give an office in Palo Alto, CA.
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law graduates on the register418 living, 80.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Palo Alto, CA393 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19936,439 people admitted in 1993 are on the register, 1,437 of them through the Third 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 Frederic Joseph Adam’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Frederic Joseph Adam in 1993. 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).