Margaret Joan Finerty
On the New York attorney register since 1979 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1066299
- Admitted
- 1979 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Margaret Joan Finerty is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1979 in the Third Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jun 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 Margaret Joan Finerty has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- 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
5 other attorneys list Getnick & Getnick LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1979, and all 6 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1979, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Neil Victor Getnick | 1979 | Due to re‑register |
| Ephraim Zaharia Schachter | 1992 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Lesley Ann Skillen | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Richard Joseph Dircks | 1998 | Due to re‑register |
| Courtney Elizabeth Finerty-Stelzner | 2014 | 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
Margaret Joan Finerty studied at Cornell Law School (the register spells it “CORNELL UNIVERSITY”). 541 of its 7,028 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Margaret Joan Finerty was.
- Same law school
- 7,028living graduates; 87.8% 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, 4,378 were admitted before 1979 and 88,646 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
- Cornell Law School graduates on the register7,028 living, 87.8% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19793,974 people admitted in 1979 are on the register, 332 of them through the Third 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 Margaret Joan Finerty’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Margaret Joan Finerty in 1979. 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).