James Patrick Donovan
On the New York attorney register since 1970 · office in White Plains, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1418987
- Admitted
- 1970 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
James Patrick Donovan is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1970 in the Second Department, with an office in White Plains, NY; 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 Patrick Donovan 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
449 other attorneys list Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1970, and 121 of the 450 give an office in White Plains, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1970, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jerold Robert Ruderman | 1967 | Currently registered |
| Martin Max Ween | 1971 | Currently registered |
| Richard Stephen Klein | 1974 | Due to re‑register |
| Michael N. Stevens | 1975 | Currently registered |
| Frank T. Laznovsky | 1976 | Currently registered |
All 450 registrations that list Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker 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 Patrick Donovan studied at Fordham University School of Law (the register spells it “FORDHAM”). 1,515 of its 20,418 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as James Patrick Donovan was.
- Same law school
- 20,418living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in White Plains, NY
- 3,313living registrants
Of the 3,313 living registrants with an office in White Plains, NY, 82 were admitted before 1970 and 3,221 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 Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP450 on the register, 2 of the others admitted before 1970; 121 of the 450 give an office in White Plains, NY.
- Fordham University School of Law graduates on the register20,418 living, 87.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in White Plains, NY3,313 living registrants give an office there.
- Westchester County’s registered bar7,255 currently registered, 7.26 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19701,615 people admitted in 1970 are on the register, 831 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 Patrick Donovan’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 Patrick Donovan in 1970. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Westchester 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).