James Daniel Wighaus
On the New York attorney register since 2019 · office in Albany, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5719331
- Admitted
- 2019 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2027
James Daniel Wighaus is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2019 in the Third Department, with an office in Albany, NY; next registration due Dec 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 Daniel Wighaus has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 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
28 other attorneys list O’Connell & Aronowitz or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 22 of them were admitted before 2019, and 3 of the 29 give an office in Albany, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2019, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Allen F. Light | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Nicholas Michael Cervini | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Jenna Marie Dibenedetto | 2023 | Currently registered |
| Lisa Christine Hunter Hladik | 2023 | Currently registered |
| Anna Rose Myers Norton | 2023 | 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 Daniel Wighaus studied at Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (the register spells it “Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law”). 2,520 of its 11,234 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as James Daniel Wighaus was.
- Same law school
- 11,234living graduates; 92.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Albany, NY
- 3,678living registrants
Of the 3,678 living registrants with an office in Albany, NY, 3,045 were admitted before 2019 and 556 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 O’Connell & Aronowitz29 on the register, 22 of the others admitted before 2019; 3 of the 29 give an office in Albany, NY.
- Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University graduates on the register11,234 living, 92.1% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Albany, NY3,678 living registrants give an office there.
- Albany County’s registered bar3,767 currently registered, 11.88 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20198,536 people admitted in 2019 are on the register, 3,354 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 Daniel Wighaus’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 Daniel Wighaus in 2019. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Third Department’s grievance committee, which covers Albany 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).