Gregory S. Fryer
On the New York attorney register since 1981 · office in Portland, ME
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1704246
- Admitted
- 1981 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Gregory S. Fryer is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1981 in the First Department, with an office in Portland, ME; next registration due Mar 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 Gregory S. Fryer has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 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
25 other attorneys list Verrill Dana LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1981, and 10 of the 26 give an office in Portland, ME. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1981, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Goodwin Moon | 1975 | Delinquent |
| Thomas A. Mackie | 1982 | Due to re‑register |
| Mark Kevin Googins | 1983 | Currently registered |
| Harry E. Peden III | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Cheryl Lea Johnson | 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
Gregory S. Fryer studied at Cornell Law School. 745 of its 7,028 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Gregory S. Fryer was.
- Same law school
- 7,028living graduates; 87.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Portland, ME
- 161living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 161 living registrants with an office in Portland, ME, 8 were admitted before 1981 and 151 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 Verrill Dana LLP26 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1981; 10 of the 26 give an office in Portland, ME.
- Cornell Law School graduates on the register7,028 living, 87.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Portland, ME161 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19814,916 people admitted in 1981 are on the register, 1,643 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 Gregory S. Fryer’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 Gregory S. Fryer in 1981. 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).