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

Leah Susan Ranke

On the New York attorney register since 1991 · office in Buffalo, NY

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

Registration No.
2377158
Admitted
1991 · Fourth Department
Status
Currently registered
Next registration
Oct 2027

Leah Susan Ranke is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1991 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Buffalo, NY; 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 Leah Susan Ranke has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Oct 2027.

  1. Currently registered unchanged
  2. Currently registered unchanged
  3. 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

15 other attorneys list Colligan Law LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1991, and all 16 give an office in Buffalo, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1991, earliest first:

AttorneyAdmittedStatus
David John Colligan1978Currently registered
John Alfonse Moscati Jr1993Currently registered
Christopher Andrew Cardillo1994Currently registered
Frederick Joseph Gawronski1996Currently registered
Gregory R J Zini1998Due to re‑register

All 16 registrations that list Colligan Law LLP

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

Leah Susan Ranke studied at University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) (the register spells it “SUNY Buffalo Law School”). 1,970 of its 9,828 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Leah Susan Ranke was.

Same law school
9,828living graduates; 90.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
Office in Buffalo, NY
3,467living registrants

Of the 3,467 living registrants with an office in Buffalo, NY, 759 were admitted before 1991 and 2,651 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. Everyone who lists Colligan Law LLP16 on the register, 2 of the others admitted before 1991; all 16 give an office in Buffalo, NY.
  2. University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) graduates on the register9,828 living, 90.9% registered.
  3. Attorneys with an office in Buffalo, NY3,467 living registrants give an office there.
  4. Erie County’s registered bar4,149 currently registered, 4.36 per 1,000 residents.
  5. Admitted in 19916,456 people admitted in 1991 are on the register, 421 of them through the Fourth Department.
  6. Every registration that reads “Currently registered”286,911 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
  7. 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 Leah Susan Ranke’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Leah Susan Ranke in 1991. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Erie 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