New York attorney record · Judicial Dept 4
Harry Patrick Messina Jr.
Cornell alumna, admitted to the New York bar in 1958, registered office in Rochester, NY. A half-lifetime's worth of status, address, and registration history on this record come straight from the NY Office of Court Administration.
- 1958
- Admitted
- 68
- Years in bar
- 1212372
- NY reg #
The record in one line
Harry Patrick Messina Jr. appears in the New York attorney register with a current status of "Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday", on record since 1958 - an administrative designation rather than discipline, but confirm current standing with the state bar.
- 68 yrs
- since first admission to the bar
- Pending-renewal
- current bar status: "Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday"
- #5 of 2,355
- by tenure in Rochester office peers
- Law school
- Cornell
Data updated September 2026
What this profile tells you
Bar status & tenure
Harry Patrick Messina Jr. is registered as bar number 1212372 with the New York bar authority, carrying a current status of "Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday", a routine periodic-renewal reminder, not discipline. Registration is recorded within Judicial Department 4, the appellate division overseeing this attorney's home district.
Practice context & education
Practice address is listed under Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, located in Rochester, NY (Monroe County), ZIP 14604. 5 other attorneys share this firm affiliation in the registry. Educational background: CORNELL.
State context & due diligence
A "Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday" status falls outside the New York bar's active cohort for now. The breakdown below shows what share of the register that represents.
Tenure among Rochester, NY office peers
Harry Patrick Messina Jr. is earlier in the Rochester, NY office cohort than most peers: local tenure rank #5 of 2,355 (0th percentile). See the Rochester attorney directory .
- Local rank
- #5
- City cohort
- 2,355
- Local percentile
- 0th
- Admitted
- 1958
Nearest tenure peers in Rochester
- Martin S. Handelman admitted 1958 · 68 yr
- Mario J. Pirrello admitted 1958 · 68 yr
- Eugene Vanvoorhis admitted 1958 · 68 yr
- Michael Joseph Duffy admitted 1959 · 67 yr
How local rank is computed
Rank uses years since NY-bar admission among non-deceased registry rows that list the same office city and state, a local placement, not a statewide claim. Source: NY Office of Court Administration Attorney Registration · as of September 2026. Derived local rank, not published upstream.
How Harry compares to fellow Cornell alumni
Among the 1,212 Cornell graduates in the New York register, Harry Patrick Messina Jr. is longer-tenured than 99%.
68 years vs. Cornell alumni
Years since admission - 1,212 NY-registered alumni of this school
68 Top 1% higher than 99% of 1,212 fellow alumni
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more fellow alumni. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registration · September 2026
The 1958 admission class today
Of the 1,510 attorneys admitted to the New York bar in 1958, 4.6% are still "Currently registered" today, below the statewide average across all admission years.
Professional Details
- Status
- Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday
- Registration Number
- 1212372
- Year Admitted
- 1958 (68 yrs · veteran)
- Judicial Department
- 4
- Next Registration
- Aug 2026
Location & Contact
- Company
- Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP
- City
- Rochester, NY
- County
- Monroe
- ZIP Code
- 14604
- Phone
- (585) 485-0159
Education
CORNELL
Status Distribution Across the New York Bar
Harry Patrick Messina Jr.'s current status, "Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday", places this record outside the 67.2% of the 432,625-attorney New York register currently marked active.
Full statewide breakdown & source note
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registrations. Status counts reflect the latest reporting cycle. Bar status confirms registration only; it does not imply competence, specialty fit, or freedom from complaints.
Consumer Complaint Data
The CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) tracks consumer financial complaints. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP has been named in consumer complaints.
These are voluntary, self-filed consumer complaints, not a substantiated-wrongdoing rate: a larger firm with more clients typically shows more complaints simply from serving more people, and CFPB does not verify a complaint's merits before logging it. Read the count as consumer-outreach volume, not a professional-conduct score.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. Complaints against the firm, not the individual attorney.
Same firm affiliation: Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP
Other NY-registered attorneys who share this firm name on the OCA register (not a geographic peer set).
Near-tenure Cornell alumni
Fellow alumni on the NY register whose admission year is closest to 1958 (excluding same-firm colleagues above).
Same admission year (1958), other cities
NY-registered attorneys admitted in 1958 whose listed office city differs from Rochester, a vintage cohort, not a neighborhood list.
Nationwide attorneys with similar admission year or city registry density
Two non-geo peer axes for Harry Patrick Messina Jr.: closest NY bar admission year outside NY, and closest out-of-state office cities by how many NY-registered attorneys they list (~2,356 here). Distinct from same-firm, fellow-alumni, and same-year other-city strips above.
Similar admission year (~1958)
Counts come from the NY State Office of Court Administration registration extract; peers are not a competence or practice-area ranking.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Harry Messina licensed?
Harry Messina is licensed to practice law in New York.
When was Harry Patrick Messina Jr. admitted to the bar?
Harry Patrick Messina Jr.'s admission to the New York bar dates back to 1958.
Where did Harry Patrick Messina Jr. go to law school?
Harry Patrick Messina Jr. attended CORNELL.
What company does Harry Patrick Messina Jr. work for?
Harry Patrick Messina Jr. is associated with Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP in Rochester, NY.
Is Harry Patrick Messina Jr. in good standing?
Not currently, Harry Patrick Messina Jr.'s listed status is "Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday", not active standing. Confirm current status with the state bar.
Cite this page & disclosure
Sourced from the NY Office of Court Administration, informational only, not legal advice. Full disclosure.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.