James Howard Cantrell
On the New York attorney register since 2001 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 3998879
- Admitted
- 2001 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2027
James Howard Cantrell is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2001 in the First Department, with an office in Washington, DC; 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 Howard Cantrell 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
91 other attorneys list Chapman and Cutler LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 26 of them were admitted before 2001, and 4 of the 92 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2001, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ildiko Jona | 2000 | Due to re‑register |
| Douglas A. Bird | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Criston Edward Cicala | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Tobias Paxton Moon | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Asaf Reindel | 2002 | 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 Howard Cantrell studied at Tulane University Law School. 694 of its 2,194 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as James Howard Cantrell was.
- Same law school
- 2,194living graduates; 87.7% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 3,058 were admitted before 2001 and 9,180 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 Chapman and Cutler LLP92 on the register, 26 of the others admitted before 2001; 4 of the 92 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Tulane University Law School graduates on the register2,194 living, 87.7% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20017,416 people admitted in 2001 are on the register, 2,799 of them through the First 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 Howard Cantrell’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted James Howard Cantrell in 2001. 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).