James Christopher McCann
On the New York attorney register since 1988 · office in Jersey City, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2185007
- Admitted
- 1988 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
James Christopher McCann 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 Jersey City, NJ; next registration due Dec 2026. 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 Christopher McCann has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 2026.
- 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Connell Foley LLP, Attorneys at Law”. We count that spelling with Connell Foley LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
84 other attorneys list Connell Foley LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 7 of them were admitted before 1988, and 11 of the 85 give an office in Jersey City, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1988, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Timothy Edwin Corriston | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Eugene Peter Squeo | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Brian Patrick Morrissey | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Peter John Smith | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Carmel Joy Decker | 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 Christopher McCann studied at New York Law School. 2,644 of its 15,601 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as James Christopher McCann was.
- Same law school
- 15,601living graduates; 87.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Jersey City, NJ
- 905living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 905 living registrants with an office in Jersey City, NJ, 66 were admitted before 1988 and 829 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 Connell Foley LLP85 on the register, 7 of the others admitted before 1988; 11 of the 85 give an office in Jersey City, NJ.
- New York Law School graduates on the register15,601 living, 87.0% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Jersey City, NJ905 living registrants give an office there.
- 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 Christopher McCann’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 Christopher McCann in 1988. 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).