New York attorney record · Judicial Dept 2
Ian Wayne Sterling
Columbia University alumna, admitted to the New York bar in 1998, registered office in Troy, MI. Decades of status, address, and registration history on this record come straight from the NY Office of Court Administration.
- 1998
- Admitted
- 28
- Years in bar
- 2901726
- NY reg #
The record in one line
Ian Wayne Sterling appears in the New York attorney register with a current status of "Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday", on record since 1998 - an administrative designation rather than discipline, but confirm current standing with the state bar.
- 28 yrs
- since first admission to the bar
- Pending-renewal
- current bar status: "Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday"
- #16 of 58
- by tenure in Troy office peers
- Law school
- Columbia University
Data updated September 2026
What this profile tells you
Bar status & tenure
Ian Wayne Sterling is registered as bar number 2901726 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 2, the appellate division overseeing this attorney's home district.
Practice context & education
Practice address is listed under Flagstar Bank, N.A., located in Troy, MI, ZIP 48098. 5 other attorneys share this firm affiliation in the registry. Educational background: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY.
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 Troy, MI office peers
Ian Wayne Sterling is toward the newer end of Troy, MI's NY register cohort: #16 of 58 by years since admission. See the Troy attorney directory .
- Local rank
- #16
- City cohort
- 58
- Local percentile
- 26th
- Admitted
- 1998
Nearest tenure peers in Troy
- Amy M. Crawford admitted 1999 · 27 yr
- George Benjamin Donnini admitted 1999 · 27 yr
- Craig Thomas Mierzwa admitted 1997 · 29 yr
- Tara Lee Harper admitted 1996 · 30 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 Ian compares to fellow Columbia University alumni
Among the 1,229 Columbia University graduates in the New York register, Ian Wayne Sterling is longer-tenured than 41%.
28 years vs. Columbia University alumni
Years since admission - 1,229 NY-registered alumni of this school
28 Top 59% higher than 41% of 1,229 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 1998 admission class today
Of the 7,302 attorneys admitted to the New York bar in 1998, 62.9% 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
- 2901726
- Year Admitted
- 1998 (28 yrs · veteran)
- Judicial Department
- 2
- Next Registration
- Jul 2026
Location & Contact
- Company
- Flagstar Bank, N.A.
- City
- Troy, MI
- ZIP Code
- 48098
- Phone
- (248) 312-0771
Education
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Status Distribution Across the New York Bar
Ian Wayne Sterling'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. Flagstar Bank, N.A. 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: Flagstar Bank, N.A.
Other NY-registered attorneys who share this firm name on the OCA register (not a geographic peer set).
Near-tenure Columbia University alumni
Fellow alumni on the NY register whose admission year is closest to 1998 (excluding same-firm colleagues above).
Same admission year (1998), other cities
NY-registered attorneys admitted in 1998 whose listed office city differs from Troy, a vintage cohort, not a neighborhood list.
Nationwide attorneys with similar admission year or city registry density
Two non-geo peer axes for Ian Wayne Sterling: closest NY bar admission year outside MI, and closest out-of-state office cities by how many NY-registered attorneys they list (~59 here). Distinct from same-firm, fellow-alumni, and same-year other-city strips above.
Similar admission year (~1998)
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 Ian Sterling licensed?
Ian Sterling is licensed to practice law in New York.
When was Ian Wayne Sterling admitted to the bar?
Ian Wayne Sterling's admission to the New York bar dates back to 1998.
Where did Ian Wayne Sterling go to law school?
Ian Wayne Sterling attended COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY.
What company does Ian Wayne Sterling work for?
Ian Wayne Sterling is associated with Flagstar Bank, N.A. in Troy, MI.
Is Ian Wayne Sterling in good standing?
Not currently, Ian Wayne Sterling'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.