PlainAttorney Register file of Sep 29, 2026 · NY Office of Court Administration, via data.ny.gov

John J P Howley

On the New York attorney register since 1990 · office in New York, NY

PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.

Registration No.
2268787
Admitted
1990 · Second Department
Status
Currently registered
Next registration
Jul 2028

John J P Howley is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1990 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jul 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 John J P Howley has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 2028.

  1. Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
  2. Due to re‑register unchanged
  3. Due to re‑register 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

The only other attorney who lists The Howley Law Firm P.C. or one of its other names:

AttorneyAdmittedStatus
Thomas Andrew Howley2018Currently 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 J P Howley studied at New York Law School. 2,969 of its 15,601 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as John J P Howley was.

Same law school
15,601living graduates; 87.0% 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, 13,954 were admitted before 1990 and 78,557 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

  1. New York Law School graduates on the register15,601 living, 87.0% registered.
  2. Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
  3. New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
  4. Admitted in 19906,112 people admitted in 1990 are on the register, 2,199 of them through the Second Department.
  5. Every registration that reads “Currently registered”286,911 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
  6. 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 J P Howley’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 John J P Howley in 1990. 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).

How to check a lawyer, step by step