James Francis Rudy
On the New York attorney register since 1980 · office in Princeton, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1663814
- Admitted
- 1980 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
James Francis Rudy is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1980 in the Second Department, with an office in Princeton, NJ; next registration due Feb 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 Francis Rudy has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
276 other attorneys list Fox Rothschild LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 8 of them were admitted before 1980, and 25 of the 277 give an office in Princeton, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1980, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Berns | 1978 | Currently registered |
| Michael Barabander | 1980 | Currently registered |
| Richard J. Saul | 1980 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Leonard Norman Budow | 1981 | Currently registered |
| Paul B. Edelberg | 1982 | 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 Francis Rudy studied at Fordham University School of Law. 2,886 of its 20,418 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as James Francis Rudy was.
- Same law school
- 20,418living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Princeton, NJ
- 639living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 639 living registrants with an office in Princeton, NJ, 18 were admitted before 1980 and 616 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 Fox Rothschild LLP277 on the register, 8 of the others admitted before 1980; 25 of the 277 give an office in Princeton, NJ.
- Fordham University School of Law graduates on the register20,418 living, 87.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Princeton, NJ639 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19804,659 people admitted in 1980 are on the register, 1,976 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 Francis Rudy’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 Francis Rudy in 1980. 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).