James Ellis Brandt
On the New York attorney register since 1983 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1858935
- Admitted
- 1983 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2027
James Ellis Brandt is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1983 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Dec 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 Ellis Brandt has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 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
1,433 other attorneys list Latham & Watkins LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1983, and 925 of the 1,434 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1983, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| James L. Burns | 1983 | Currently registered |
| Paul Michael Dudek | 1983 | Currently registered |
| Lawrence I. Safran | 1986 | Due to re‑register |
| Carlos Alvarez | 1987 | Currently registered |
| James Carlton Gorton | 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
James Ellis Brandt studied at University of Michigan Law School (the register spells it “UNIV OF MICHIGAN”). 501 of its 4,806 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as James Ellis Brandt was.
- Same law school
- 4,806living graduates; 86.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 7,088 were admitted before 1983 and 85,676 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 Latham & Watkins LLP1,434 on the register, 2 of the others admitted before 1983; 925 of the 1,434 give an office in New York, NY.
- University of Michigan Law School graduates on the register4,806 living, 86.9% registered; 41 of them list Latham & Watkins LLP.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19835,424 people admitted in 1983 are on the register, 2,263 of them through the Second 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 Ellis Brandt’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted James Ellis Brandt in 1983. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York 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).