John D. Donovan Jr
On the New York attorney register since 2003 · office in Boston, MA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4163655
- Admitted
- 2003 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Oct 2027
John D. Donovan Jr is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2003 in the Third Department, with an office in Boston, MA; next registration due Oct 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 John D. Donovan Jr has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Oct 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
622 other attorneys list Ropes & Gray LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 75 of them were admitted before 2003, and 87 of the 623 give an office in Boston, MA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2003, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Stefanie Birkmann | 2003 | Currently registered |
| John Kenneth Felter | 2003 | Currently registered |
| David Harris | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Laura Michelle Hirst | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Geoffrey W. Lin | 2003 | Delinquent |
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
John D. Donovan Jr studied at Boston College Law School. 746 of its 3,260 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as John D. Donovan Jr was.
- Same law school
- 3,260living graduates; 87.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Boston, MA
- 2,932living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,932 living registrants with an office in Boston, MA, 836 were admitted before 2003 and 2,026 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 Ropes & Gray LLP623 on the register, 75 of the others admitted before 2003; 87 of the 623 give an office in Boston, MA.
- Boston College Law School graduates on the register3,260 living, 87.8% registered; 26 of them list Ropes & Gray LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Boston, MA2,932 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20038,250 people admitted in 2003 are on the register, 2,491 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 John D. Donovan Jr’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 John D. Donovan Jr in 2003. 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).