George Stilwell Van Nest
On the New York attorney register since 1995 · office in Buffalo, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2649200
- Admitted
- 1995 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2027
George Stilwell Van Nest is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1995 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Buffalo, NY; next registration due Sep 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 George Stilwell Van Nest has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 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
18 other attorneys list Duke Holzman Photiadis & Ritter LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 6 of them were admitted before 1995, and all 19 give an office in Buffalo, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1995, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Patrick Cleary | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Patricia Gillen | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Charles Carlyle Ritter Jr | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Barbara B. Strzemski-Hasse | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Steven William Klutkowski | 2006 | Currently registered |
All 19 registrations that list Duke Holzman Photiadis & Ritter 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
George Stilwell Van Nest studied at Valparaiso University School of Law (closed) (the register spells it “VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY”). 23 of its 115 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as George Stilwell Van Nest was.
- Same law school
- 115living graduates; 88.7% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Buffalo, NY
- 3,467living registrants
Of the 3,467 living registrants with an office in Buffalo, NY, 1,011 were admitted before 1995 and 2,405 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 Duke Holzman Photiadis & Ritter LLP19 on the register, 6 of the others admitted before 1995; all 19 give an office in Buffalo, NY.
- Valparaiso University School of Law (closed) graduates on the register115 living, 88.7% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Buffalo, NY3,467 living registrants give an office there.
- Erie County’s registered bar4,149 currently registered, 4.36 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19956,807 people admitted in 1995 are on the register, 433 of them through the Fourth 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 George Stilwell Van Nest’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted George Stilwell Van Nest in 1995. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Erie 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).