New York attorney record · Judicial Dept 4
Paul J. Curtin Jr.
New England Law alumna, admitted to the New York bar in 1977, registered office in Cazenovia, NY. A half-lifetime's worth of status, address, and registration history on this record come straight from the NY Office of Court Administration.
- 1977
- Admitted
- 49
- Years in bar
- 1676626
- NY reg #
The record in one line
Paul J. Curtin Jr. has spent 49 years on the register since admission in 1977, one of the longest-standing active practitioners the state bar carries at 92% tenure percentile.
- 49 yrs
- in active practice since admission
- Active
- current bar status: "Currently registered"
- #5 of 23
- by tenure in Cazenovia office peers
- Law school
- New England Law
Data updated August 2026
What this profile tells you
Bar status & tenure
Paul J. Curtin Jr. has carried New York bar registration 1676626 for the better part of a career, still active and in good standing. Registration is recorded within Judicial Department 4, the appellate division overseeing this attorney's home district.
Practice context & education
Practice address is listed under Curtin Law Firm, P.C., located in Cazenovia, NY (Madison County), ZIP 13035. Educational background: New England Law (692 registered alumni).
State context & due diligence
Across a career spanning 49 years, Paul J. Curtin Jr. has remained part of the New York bar's active cohort, a share of the register detailed further below.
Experience vs. the active New York bar
Paul J. Curtin Jr.'s 49 years since a 1977 admission places this record near the far edge of the statewide tenure curve below.
49 years on the New York bar
Years since admission, all currently-active NY attorneys
49 Top 8% higher than 92% of 290,787 active NY attorneys
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more active NY attorneys. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registration · August 2026
Tenure among Cazenovia, NY office peers
Within Cazenovia, NY's 23-attorney local set, Paul J. Curtin Jr. is #5 by tenure, a small-cohort read, not a statewide claim. See the Cazenovia attorney directory .
- Local rank
- #5
- City cohort
- 23
- Local percentile
- 17th
- Admitted
- 1977
Nearest tenure peers in Cazenovia
- Robert R. Snashall admitted 1979 · 47 yr
- Patricia P. Ramsdell admitted 1980 · 46 yr
- Samuel Michael Vulcano admitted 1980 · 46 yr
- Fred G. Palmer admitted 1981 · 45 yr
How local rank is computed
Rank uses years since NY-bar admission among non-deceased registry rows that list the same office city and state, a local placement, not a statewide claim. Source: NY Office of Court Administration Attorney Registration · as of August 2026. Derived local rank, not published upstream.
How Paul compares to fellow New England Law alumni
Among the 515 New England Law graduates in the New York register, Paul J. Curtin Jr. is longer-tenured than 99%.
49 years vs. New England Law alumni
Years since admission - 515 NY-registered alumni of this school
49 Top 1% higher than 99% of 515 fellow alumni
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more fellow alumni. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registration · August 2026
New England Law's active-bar rate
Of New England Law's 692 alumni in the New York register, 83.5% currently hold "Currently registered" status, above the statewide average.
The 1977 admission class today
Of the 3,593 attorneys admitted to the New York bar in 1977, 51.2% are still "Currently registered" today, below the statewide average across all admission years.
Professional Details
- Status
- Currently registered
- Registration Number
- 1676626
- Year Admitted
- 1977 (49 yrs · veteran)
- Judicial Department
- 4
- Next Registration
- Oct 2026
Location & Contact
- Company
- Curtin Law Firm, P.C.
- City
- Cazenovia, NY
- County
- Madison
- ZIP Code
- 13035
- Phone
- (315) 815-4221
Education
Status Distribution Across the New York Bar
Paul J. Curtin Jr.'s current status, "Currently registered", places this attorney in the 67.2% of the 432,625-attorney New York register currently marked active.
Full statewide breakdown & source note
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registrations. Status counts reflect the latest reporting cycle. Bar status confirms registration only; it does not imply competence, specialty fit, or freedom from complaints.
Consumer Complaint Data
The CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) tracks consumer financial complaints. Curtin Law Firm, P.C. has been named in consumer complaints.
These are voluntary, self-filed consumer complaints, not a substantiated-wrongdoing rate: a larger firm with more clients typically shows more complaints simply from serving more people, and CFPB does not verify a complaint's merits before logging it. Read the count as consumer-outreach volume, not a professional-conduct score.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. Complaints against the firm, not the individual attorney.
Near-tenure New England Law alumni
Fellow alumni on the NY register whose admission year is closest to 1977 (excluding same-firm colleagues above).
Same admission year (1977), other cities
NY-registered attorneys admitted in 1977 whose listed office city differs from Cazenovia, a vintage cohort, not a neighborhood list.
Nationwide attorneys with similar admission year or city registry density
Two non-geo peer axes for Paul J. Curtin Jr.: closest NY bar admission year outside NY, and closest out-of-state office cities by how many NY-registered attorneys they list (~24 here). Distinct from same-firm, fellow-alumni, and same-year other-city strips above.
Similar admission year (~1977)
Counts come from the NY State Office of Court Administration registration extract; peers are not a competence or practice-area ranking.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Paul Curtin licensed?
Paul Curtin is licensed to practice law in New York.
When was Paul J. Curtin Jr. admitted to the bar?
Paul J. Curtin Jr.'s admission to the New York bar dates back to 1977.
Where did Paul J. Curtin Jr. go to law school?
Paul J. Curtin Jr. attended New England Law.
What company does Paul J. Curtin Jr. work for?
Paul J. Curtin Jr. is associated with Curtin Law Firm, P.C. in Cazenovia, NY.
Is Paul J. Curtin Jr. in good standing?
Yes, Paul J. Curtin Jr. holds active bar status ("Currently registered").
Cite this page & disclosure
Sourced from the NY Office of Court Administration, informational only, not legal advice. Full disclosure.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.