James Matthew Phillips
On the New York attorney register since 2019 · office in Buffalo, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5707419
- Admitted
- 2019 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2027
James Matthew Phillips is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2019 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Buffalo, NY; next registration due Apr 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 Matthew Phillips has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 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
9 other attorneys list Zdarsky, Sawicki & Agostinelli LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 8 of them were admitted before 2019, and all 10 give an office in Buffalo, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2019, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Allan Dudley | 1994 | Due to re‑register |
| Thomas Patrick Fitch | 1994 | Currently registered |
| David Eugene Gutowski | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Daniel Joseph Bobbett | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Franklin T. Dalton Jr. | 2023 | Currently registered |
All 10 registrations that list Zdarsky, Sawicki & Agostinelli LLP
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 Matthew Phillips studied at DePaul University College of Law. 120 of its 377 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as James Matthew Phillips was.
- Same law school
- 377living graduates; 83.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Buffalo, NY
- 3,467living registrants
Of the 3,467 living registrants with an office in Buffalo, NY, 2,787 were admitted before 2019 and 598 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 Zdarsky, Sawicki & Agostinelli LLP10 on the register, 8 of the others admitted before 2019; all 10 give an office in Buffalo, NY.
- DePaul University College of Law graduates on the register377 living, 83.3% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Buffalo, NY3,467 living registrants give an office there.
- Erie County’s registered bar4,149 currently registered, 4.36 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20198,536 people admitted in 2019 are on the register, 285 of them through the Fourth 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 Matthew Phillips’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted James Matthew Phillips in 2019. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Erie 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).