Kevin James O’Connell
On the New York attorney register since 1997 · office in Boston, MA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2848893
- Admitted
- 1997 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2027
Kevin James O’Connell is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1997 in the First Department, with an office in Boston, MA; next registration due Apr 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 Kevin James O’Connell has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 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
25 other attorneys list Verrill Dana LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 11 of them were admitted before 1997, and 6 of the 26 give an office in Boston, MA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1997, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Laplaca | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Julie Elizabeth Braverman Bruno | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Jennifer Butler Kleiner | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Rachel M. Wertheimer | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Calvin Kin-Meng Woo | 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
Kevin James O’Connell studied at Boston College Law School (the register spells it “BOSTON COLLEGE”). 550 of its 3,260 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Kevin James O’Connell 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, 511 were admitted before 1997 and 2,379 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 Verrill Dana LLP26 on the register, 11 of the others admitted before 1997; 6 of the 26 give an office in Boston, MA.
- Boston College Law School graduates on the register3,260 living, 87.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Boston, MA2,932 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19977,066 people admitted in 1997 are on the register, 2,545 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 Kevin James O’Connell’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 Kevin James O’Connell in 1997. 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).