Patrick Thoma Finnegan
On the New York attorney register since 2003 · office in Philadelphia, PA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4122636
- Admitted
- 2003 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2027
Patrick Thoma Finnegan is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2003 in the Third Department, with an office in Philadelphia, PA; next registration due Aug 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 Patrick Thoma Finnegan has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 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
34 other attorneys list Rawle & Henderson LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 21 of them were admitted before 2003, and 7 of the 35 give an office in Philadelphia, PA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2003, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Brian Polner | 1999 | Currently registered |
| William Steven Spiegel | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Anthony D. Luis | 2000 | Currently registered |
| John Joseph Snyder | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Claudio John Dipaolo | 2007 | 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
Patrick Thoma Finnegan studied at Widener University School of Law (the register spells it “Widener University Delaware Law School”). 300 of its 1,132 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Patrick Thoma Finnegan was.
- Same law school
- 1,132living graduates; 88.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Philadelphia, PA
- 1,878living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,878 living registrants with an office in Philadelphia, PA, 557 were admitted before 2003 and 1,279 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 Rawle & Henderson LLP35 on the register, 21 of the others admitted before 2003; 7 of the 35 give an office in Philadelphia, PA.
- Widener University School of Law graduates on the register1,132 living, 88.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Philadelphia, PA1,878 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20038,250 people admitted in 2003 are on the register, 2,491 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 Patrick Thoma Finnegan’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 Patrick Thoma Finnegan in 2003. 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).