James Michael McGowan
On the New York attorney register since 2020 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5748629
- Admitted
- 2020 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2028
James Michael McGowan is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2020 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jul 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 Michael McGowan has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 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
3 other attorneys list Bernstone and Grieco, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 2020, and all 4 give an office in New York, NY. The 3 whose admission is closest to 2020, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alvin M. Bernstone | 1959 | Currently registered |
| Lisa Lynn Grieco | 1990 | Currently registered |
| Mengxi Xiong | 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 Michael McGowan studied at New York Law School. 1,704 of its 15,601 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as James Michael McGowan was.
- Same law school
- 15,601living graduates; 87.0% 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, 72,909 were admitted before 2020 and 18,086 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 Law School graduates on the register15,601 living, 87.0% 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 20208,276 people admitted in 2020 are on the register, 2,166 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 Michael McGowan’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 Michael McGowan in 2020. 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).