James W. McCartney
On the New York attorney register since 2019 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5693130
- Admitted
- 2019 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2027
James W. McCartney is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2019 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jan 2027. 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 W. McCartney has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 2027.
- 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
24 other attorneys list Callahan & Fusco, LLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 13 of them were admitted before 2019, and 11 of the 25 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2019, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph W. Antonakos | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Jared Ethan Dobbs | 2019 | Currently registered |
| John Michael Anello | 2020 | Currently registered |
| Jorge Marcel Franco II | 2020 | Currently registered |
| Chelsea S. Novelli | 2021 | 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 W. McCartney studied at Widener University School of Law (the register spells it “WIDENER UNIVERSITY”). 288 of its 1,132 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as James W. McCartney was.
- Same law school
- 1,132living graduates; 88.4% 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, 70,234 were admitted before 2019 and 20,695 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 Callahan & Fusco, LLC25 on the register, 13 of the others admitted before 2019; 11 of the 25 give an office in New York, NY.
- Widener University School of Law graduates on the register1,132 living, 88.4% 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 20198,536 people admitted in 2019 are on the register, 2,245 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 W. McCartney’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 W. McCartney in 2019. 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).