Matthew Scott Ady
On the New York attorney register since 2024 · office in Wilmington, DE
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5786330
- Admitted
- 2024 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
Matthew Scott Ady is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2024 in the Third Department, with an office in Wilmington, DE; next registration due Jan 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Matthew Scott Ady has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 2028.
- 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 “Richards, Layton & Finger”. We count that spelling with Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
17 other attorneys list Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 13 of them were admitted before 2024, and all 18 give an office in Wilmington, DE. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2024, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Russell Steiger | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Huiqi Liu | 2024 | Currently registered |
| Andrea Margaret Bomalaski | 2025 | Currently registered |
| Jonathan Michael Kaplowitz | 2026 | Currently registered |
| Edward Shepard Little | 2026 | Currently registered |
All 18 registrations that list Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.
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
Matthew Scott Ady studied at Emory University School of Law. 450 of its 2,405 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Matthew Scott Ady was.
- Same law school
- 2,405living graduates; 89.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Wilmington, DE
- 382living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 382 living registrants with an office in Wilmington, DE, 348 were admitted before 2024 and 21 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 Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.18 on the register, 13 of the others admitted before 2024; all 18 give an office in Wilmington, DE.
- Emory University School of Law graduates on the register2,405 living, 89.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Wilmington, DE382 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20248,938 people admitted in 2024 are on the register, 3,836 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 Matthew Scott Ady’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 Matthew Scott Ady in 2024. 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).