James Matthew Foreman
On the New York attorney register since 1983 · office in San Francisco, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1969385
- Admitted
- 1983 · First Department
- Status
- Suspended, currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2027
James Matthew Foreman is suspended, currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1983 in the First Department, with an office in San Francisco, CA; next registration due Sep 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, currently registered” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice while the registration itself is current. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension.
- Suspended, currently registered unchanged
- Suspended, currently registered unchanged
- Suspended, 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
The only other attorney who lists Aids Legal Referral Panel or one of its other names:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kai Kiernan Shintani | 2023 | 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 Matthew Foreman studied at New York University School of Law (the register spells it “NYU”). 2,911 of its 23,248 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as James Matthew Foreman was.
- Same law school
- 23,248living graduates; 86.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Francisco, CA
- 2,474living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,474 living registrants with an office in San Francisco, CA, 80 were admitted before 1983 and 2,381 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
- New York University School of Law graduates on the register23,248 living, 86.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Francisco, CA2,474 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19835,424 people admitted in 1983 are on the register, 1,821 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, currently registered”1,440 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of James Matthew Foreman’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 Matthew Foreman in 1983. 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).