Leslie Ann McDonell
On the New York attorney register since 1989 · office in Boston, MA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2296176
- Admitted
- 1989 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2027
Leslie Ann McDonell is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1989 in the First Department, with an office in Boston, MA; next registration due May 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 Leslie Ann McDonell has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow,Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.”. We count that spelling with Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
18 other attorneys list Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1989, and 4 of the 19 give an office in Boston, MA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1989, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Allen Berkowitz | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Eric Jay Fues | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Houtan Khalili-Esfahani | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Naoki Yoshida | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Keith Richard Whitman | 2000 | Currently registered |
All 19 registrations that list Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, 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
Leslie Ann McDonell studied at University of San Diego School of Law. 77 of its 463 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Leslie Ann McDonell was.
- Same law school
- 463living graduates; 87.0% 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, 231 were admitted before 1989 and 2,679 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 Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP19 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1989; 4 of the 19 give an office in Boston, MA.
- University of San Diego School of Law graduates on the register463 living, 87.0% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Boston, MA2,932 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19896,247 people admitted in 1989 are on the register, 2,150 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 Leslie Ann McDonell’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 Leslie Ann McDonell in 1989. 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).