James Daniel Billard
On the New York attorney register since 2018 · office in San Francisco, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5573332
- Admitted
- 2018 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
James Daniel Billard is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2018 in the Third Department, with an office in San Francisco, CA; 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 James Daniel Billard 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
15 other attorneys list Clean Energy Counsel, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 11 of them were admitted before 2018, and 13 of the 16 give an office in San Francisco, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2018, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Walter P. Alarkon | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Aretha Chakraborti Diclemente | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Jacqueline Kerry Lewis | 2018 | Due to re‑register |
| Tyler Austin Quintero | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Eric Jakob Vanderhoef | 2019 | 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
James Daniel Billard studied at University of Virginia School of Law (the register spells it “THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW”). 1,243 of its 4,707 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as James Daniel Billard was.
- Same law school
- 4,707living graduates; 87.2% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Francisco, CA
- 2,474living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,474 living registrants with an office in San Francisco, CA, 2,048 were admitted before 2018 and 327 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 Clean Energy Counsel, LLP16 on the register, 11 of the others admitted before 2018; 13 of the 16 give an office in San Francisco, CA.
- University of Virginia School of Law graduates on the register4,707 living, 87.2% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Francisco, CA2,474 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20188,750 people admitted in 2018 are on the register, 3,556 of them through the Third 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 Daniel Billard’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted James Daniel Billard in 2018. 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).