James Anthony Keefe
On the New York attorney register since 2020 · office in Houston, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5812433
- Admitted
- 2020 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2028
James Anthony Keefe is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2020 in the Third Department, with an office in Houston, TX; 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 Anthony Keefe 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
6 other attorneys list Porter Hedges LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 5 of them were admitted before 2020, and all 7 give an office in Houston, TX. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2020, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John F. Higgins IV | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Michael Shane Johnson | 2014 | Due to re‑register |
| Daisy Puente | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Joanna Diane Caytas | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Roberto Arya Porras | 2025 | 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 Anthony Keefe studied at University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law (the register spells it “University of Arizona James E Rogers College Law”). 64 of its 261 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as James Anthony Keefe was.
- Same law school
- 261living graduates; 87.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Houston, TX
- 1,463living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,463 living registrants with an office in Houston, TX, 1,206 were admitted before 2020 and 204 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
- University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law graduates on the register261 living, 87.0% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Houston, TX1,463 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20208,276 people admitted in 2020 are on the register, 3,652 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 Anthony Keefe’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 Anthony Keefe in 2020. 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).