John Samuel Howarth
On the New York attorney register since 2000 · office in Philadelphia, PA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 3896230
- Admitted
- 2000 · Third Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Sep 2026
John Samuel Howarth is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2000 in the Third Department, with an office in Philadelphia, PA; next registration due Sep 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- 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
11 other attorneys list Wilbraham, Lawler & Buba or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 2000, and 8 of the 12 give an office in Philadelphia, PA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2000, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara Janet Buba | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Edward Joseph Wilbraham | 2000 | Delinquent |
| Bradley Edward Bishop | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Kevin James Maginnis | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Keith D. Babula | 2011 | 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
John Samuel Howarth studied at Rutgers Law School (the register spells it “Rutgers School of Law - Camden”). 1,786 of its 7,506 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as John Samuel Howarth was.
- Same law school
- 7,506living graduates; 84.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Philadelphia, PA
- 1,878living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,878 living registrants with an office in Philadelphia, PA, 452 were admitted before 2000 and 1,389 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 Wilbraham, Lawler & Buba12 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 2000; 8 of the 12 give an office in Philadelphia, PA.
- Rutgers Law School graduates on the register7,506 living, 84.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Philadelphia, PA1,878 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20007,585 people admitted in 2000 are on the register, 2,096 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Samuel Howarth’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 Samuel Howarth in 2000. 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).