James E. Connelly
On the New York attorney register since 1998 · office in Atlanta, GA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2914083
- Admitted
- 1998 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
James E. Connelly is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1998 in the First Department, with an office in Atlanta, GA; next registration due Feb 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 E. Connelly has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
82 other attorneys list Womble Bond Dickinson (Us) LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 17 of them were admitted before 1998. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1998, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph A. Patella | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Lee Kavel Van Voorhis | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Hideki Akiyama | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Edward Lee Schnitzer | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Erica T. Rayburn | 1999 | Currently registered |
All 83 registrations that list Womble Bond Dickinson (Us) LLP
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 E. Connelly studied at University of Virginia School of Law. 690 of its 4,707 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as James E. Connelly was.
- Same law school
- 4,707living graduates; 87.2% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Atlanta, GA
- 1,277living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,277 living registrants with an office in Atlanta, GA, 294 were admitted before 1998 and 951 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 Womble Bond Dickinson (Us) LLP83 on the register, 17 of the others admitted before 1998.
- University of Virginia School of Law graduates on the register4,707 living, 87.2% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Atlanta, GA1,277 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19987,302 people admitted in 1998 are on the register, 2,659 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 E. Connelly’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 E. Connelly in 1998. 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).