James Christopher Winckler
On the New York attorney register since 1998 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2938017
- Admitted
- 1998 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2028
James Christopher Winckler is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1998 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Sep 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 Christopher Winckler has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
43 other attorneys list Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 26 of them were admitted before 1998, and all 44 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1998, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Marie Clark | 1996 | Due to re‑register |
| John Matthew Butler | 1997 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Robert Dale Lah | 1998 | Delinquent |
| Deirdre Kathleen Pierson | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Karen Marie Hartman | 1999 | 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 Christopher Winckler studied at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law (the register spells it “PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY”). 79 of its 402 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as James Christopher Winckler was.
- Same law school
- 402living graduates; 86.8% 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, 24,611 were admitted before 1998 and 67,446 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 Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP44 on the register, 26 of the others admitted before 1998; all 44 give an office in New York, NY.
- Pepperdine Caruso School of Law graduates on the register402 living, 86.8% 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 19987,302 people admitted in 1998 are on the register, 2,659 of them through the First 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 Christopher Winckler’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted James Christopher Winckler in 1998. 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).