James Haig Donoian
On the New York attorney register since 1988 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2213452
- Admitted
- 1988 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2028
James Haig Donoian is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1988 in the Third Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Apr 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 Haig Donoian has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 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
175 other attorneys list McCarter & English, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 19 of them were admitted before 1988, and 40 of the 176 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1988, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lanny Steven Kurzweil | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Alan Eugene Lipkind | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Penelope Margaret Taylor | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Gerard Gregory Brew | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Frank Ermanno Ferruggia | 1989 | 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 Haig Donoian studied at Boston University School of Law. 1,287 of its 6,362 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as James Haig Donoian was.
- Same law school
- 6,362living graduates; 86.6% 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, 11,793 were admitted before 1988 and 80,771 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 McCarter & English, LLP176 on the register, 19 of the others admitted before 1988; 40 of the 176 give an office in New York, NY.
- Boston University School of Law graduates on the register6,362 living, 86.6% registered.
- 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 19886,238 people admitted in 1988 are on the register, 1,150 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 Haig Donoian’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 Haig Donoian in 1988. 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).