James Reid Nelson
On the New York attorney register since 2004 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4260592
- Admitted
- 2004 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2028
James Reid Nelson is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2004 in the Third Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Apr 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means James Reid Nelson has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register 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
91 other attorneys list Chapman and Cutler LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 32 of them were admitted before 2004, and 14 of the 92 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2004, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Asaf Reindel | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Melissa Beck Mitchum | 2004 | Currently registered |
| Michael William Cavino | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Elizabeth Schwarz Boison | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Sarabeth Gaver | 2006 | 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 Reid Nelson studied at University of Iowa College of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF IOWA”). 141 of its 497 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as James Reid Nelson was.
- Same law school
- 497living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Chicago, IL
- 2,265living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,265 living registrants with an office in Chicago, IL, 621 were admitted before 2004 and 1,595 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 Chapman and Cutler LLP92 on the register, 32 of the others admitted before 2004; 14 of the 92 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- University of Iowa College of Law graduates on the register497 living, 87.9% registered; 4 of them list Chapman and Cutler LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20048,407 people admitted in 2004 are on the register, 2,565 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 Reid Nelson’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 Reid Nelson in 2004. 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).