James Robert Barnes
On the New York attorney register since 2005 · office in Albany, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4272001
- Admitted
- 2005 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2027
James Robert Barnes is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2005 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Albany, NY; next registration due May 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 James Robert Barnes has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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
19 other attorneys list Gleason, Dunn, Walsh & O’Shea or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 12 of them were admitted before 2005, and all 20 give an office in Albany, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2005, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Leesa Naimo-Fredette | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Tammy Lynn Cumo | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Julieann Calareso | 2004 | Currently registered |
| Richard Charles Reilly | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Christopher Michael Silva | 2008 | Delinquent |
All 20 registrations that list Gleason, Dunn, Walsh & O’Shea
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
James Robert Barnes studied at Wake Forest University School of Law (the register spells it “WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY”). 121 of its 522 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as James Robert Barnes was.
- Same law school
- 522living graduates; 91.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Albany, NY
- 3,678living registrants
Of the 3,678 living registrants with an office in Albany, NY, 1,649 were admitted before 2005 and 1,947 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 Gleason, Dunn, Walsh & O’Shea20 on the register, 12 of the others admitted before 2005; all 20 give an office in Albany, NY.
- Wake Forest University School of Law graduates on the register522 living, 91.0% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Albany, NY3,678 living registrants give an office there.
- Albany County’s registered bar3,767 currently registered, 11.88 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20058,525 people admitted in 2005 are on the register, 363 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 James Robert Barnes’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 James Robert Barnes in 2005. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Third Department’s grievance committee, which covers Albany 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).