New York attorney record · Judicial Dept 4
Kelly Jo Graves
Syracuse University alumna, admitted to the New York bar in 2003, registered office in Syracuse, NY. This established record's status, address, and registration history come straight from the NY Office of Court Administration.
- 2003
- Admitted
- 23
- Years in bar
- 4111472
- NY reg #
The record in one line
Kelly Jo Graves has held an active New York bar license for 23 years - admitted in 2003, longer-tenured than 51% of the state's currently-active attorneys.
- 23 yrs
- in active practice since admission
- Active
- current bar status: "Currently registered"
- #824 of 1,636
- by tenure in Syracuse office peers
- Law school
- Syracuse University
Data updated September 2026
What this profile tells you
Bar status & tenure
Kelly Jo Graves carries New York bar registration 4111472, an established, active practitioner in good standing. Registration is recorded within Judicial Department 4, the appellate division overseeing this attorney's home district.
Practice context & education
Practice address is listed under Newman & Lickstein, located in Syracuse, NY (Onondaga County), ZIP 13202. 2 other attorneys share this firm affiliation in the registry. Educational background: SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY.
State context & due diligence
With an established practice on record, Kelly Jo Graves remains inside the New York bar's active cohort - see below for how that share of the register compares.
Experience vs. the active New York bar
Kelly Jo Graves was admitted in 2003, giving 23 years on the New York register.
23 years on the New York bar
Years since admission, all currently-active NY attorneys
23 Top 49% higher than 51% of 290,787 active NY attorneys
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more active NY attorneys. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registration · September 2026
Tenure among Syracuse, NY office peers
Kelly Jo Graves's 23-year NY register tenure places mid-pack in Syracuse, NY: rank #824 of 1,636 office peers (50th percentile). See the Syracuse attorney directory .
- Local rank
- #824
- City cohort
- 1,636
- Local percentile
- 50th
- Admitted
- 2003
Nearest tenure peers in Syracuse
- Peter John Addonizio admitted 2003 · 23 yr
- Sandra A Allen admitted 2003 · 23 yr
- Thomas Raymond Babilon admitted 2003 · 23 yr
- Nadine C. Bell admitted 2003 · 23 yr
How local rank is computed
Rank uses years since NY-bar admission among non-deceased registry rows that list the same office city and state, a local placement, not a statewide claim. Source: NY Office of Court Administration Attorney Registration · as of September 2026. Derived local rank, not published upstream.
How Kelly compares to fellow Syracuse University alumni
Among the 1,136 Syracuse University graduates in the New York register, Kelly Jo Graves is longer-tenured than 13%.
23 years vs. Syracuse University alumni
Years since admission - 1,136 NY-registered alumni of this school
23 Top 87% higher than 13% of 1,136 fellow alumni
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more fellow alumni. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registration · September 2026
The 2003 admission class today
Of the 8,250 attorneys admitted to the New York bar in 2003, 83.9% are still "Currently registered" today, above the statewide average across all admission years.
Professional Details
- Status
- Currently registered
- Registration Number
- 4111472
- Year Admitted
- 2003 (23 yrs · senior)
- Judicial Department
- 4
- Next Registration
- Jul 2027
Location & Contact
- Company
- Newman & Lickstein
- City
- Syracuse, NY
- County
- Onondaga
- ZIP Code
- 13202
- Phone
- (315) 422-1172
Education
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
Status Distribution Across the New York Bar
Kelly Jo Graves's current status, "Currently registered", places this attorney in the 67.2% of the 432,625-attorney New York register currently marked active.
Full statewide breakdown & source note
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registrations. Status counts reflect the latest reporting cycle. Bar status confirms registration only; it does not imply competence, specialty fit, or freedom from complaints.
Consumer Complaint Data
The CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) tracks consumer financial complaints. Newman & Lickstein has been named in consumer complaints.
These are voluntary, self-filed consumer complaints, not a substantiated-wrongdoing rate: a larger firm with more clients typically shows more complaints simply from serving more people, and CFPB does not verify a complaint's merits before logging it. Read the count as consumer-outreach volume, not a professional-conduct score.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. Complaints against the firm, not the individual attorney.
Same firm affiliation: Newman & Lickstein
Other NY-registered attorneys who share this firm name on the OCA register (not a geographic peer set).
View all attorneys at this firm →Near-tenure Syracuse University alumni
Fellow alumni on the NY register whose admission year is closest to 2003 (excluding same-firm colleagues above).
Same admission year (2003), other cities
NY-registered attorneys admitted in 2003 whose listed office city differs from Syracuse, a vintage cohort, not a neighborhood list.
Nationwide attorneys with similar admission year or city registry density
Two non-geo peer axes for Kelly Jo Graves: closest NY bar admission year outside NY, and closest out-of-state office cities by how many NY-registered attorneys they list (~1,637 here). Distinct from same-firm, fellow-alumni, and same-year other-city strips above.
Similar admission year (~2003)
Counts come from the NY State Office of Court Administration registration extract; peers are not a competence or practice-area ranking.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Kelly Graves licensed?
Kelly Graves is licensed to practice law in New York.
When was Kelly Jo Graves admitted to the bar?
Kelly Jo Graves was admitted to the bar in 2003.
Where did Kelly Jo Graves go to law school?
Kelly Jo Graves attended SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY.
What company does Kelly Jo Graves work for?
Kelly Jo Graves is associated with Newman & Lickstein in Syracuse, NY.
Is Kelly Jo Graves in good standing?
Yes, Kelly Jo Graves holds active bar status ("Currently registered").
Cite this page & disclosure
Sourced from the NY Office of Court Administration, informational only, not legal advice. Full disclosure.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.