Patrick Joseph Ryan
On the New York attorney register since 1990 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2342525
- Admitted
- 1990 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
Patrick Joseph Ryan is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1990 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; 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 Patrick Joseph Ryan 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 “Simpson Thacher & Barlett”. We count that spelling with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
1,307 other attorneys list Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 49 of them were admitted before 1990, and 1,049 of the 1,308 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1990, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| William B. Brentani | 1990 | Currently registered |
| Steven C. Stickler | 1990 | Due to re‑register |
| Michael Ocken Wolfson | 1990 | Currently registered |
| Michael William Wolitzer | 1990 | Currently registered |
| Jeffrey Weston Cohen | 1991 | Currently registered |
All 1,308 registrations that list Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 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
Patrick Joseph Ryan studied at Fordham University School of Law. 3,687 of its 20,418 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Patrick Joseph Ryan was.
- Same law school
- 20,418living graduates; 87.9% 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, 13,954 were admitted before 1990 and 78,557 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 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP1,308 on the register, 49 of the others admitted before 1990; 1,049 of the 1,308 give an office in New York, NY.
- Fordham University School of Law graduates on the register20,418 living, 87.9% registered; 83 of them list Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
- 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 19906,112 people admitted in 1990 are on the register, 2,199 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 Patrick Joseph Ryan’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 Patrick Joseph Ryan in 1990. 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).