James Finbar Desmond Jr
On the New York attorney register since 2000 · office in Garden City, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 3894508
- Admitted
- 2000 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
James Finbar Desmond Jr is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2000 in the Second Department, with an office in Garden City, NY; next registration due Aug 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means James Finbar Desmond Jr has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register 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
42 other attorneys list Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 9 of them were admitted before 2000, and 6 of the 43 give an office in Garden City, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2000, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Theodore Michael Eder | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Lynda Liebhauser | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Adam Alster | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Richard Stephen Ranieri | 2000 | Due to re‑register |
| Kathleen Joyce Devlin | 2002 | Due to re‑register |
All 43 registrations that list Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby 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 Finbar Desmond Jr studied at Michigan State University College of Law (the register spells it “MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY”). 127 of its 498 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as James Finbar Desmond Jr was.
- Same law school
- 498living graduates; 88.2% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Garden City, NY
- 2,090living registrants
Of the 2,090 living registrants with an office in Garden City, NY, 1,120 were admitted before 2000 and 920 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 Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP43 on the register, 9 of the others admitted before 2000; 6 of the 43 give an office in Garden City, NY.
- Michigan State University College of Law graduates on the register498 living, 88.2% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Garden City, NY2,090 living registrants give an office there.
- Nassau County’s registered bar9,622 currently registered, 6.92 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20007,585 people admitted in 2000 are on the register, 2,308 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 Finbar Desmond Jr’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 Finbar Desmond Jr in 2000. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District, which covers Nassau 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).