Paul Kenneth Leary Jr
On the New York attorney register since 1999 · office in Philadelphia, PA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2997948
- Admitted
- 1999 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2027
Paul Kenneth Leary Jr is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1999 in the First Department, with an office in Philadelphia, PA; next registration due Sep 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 Paul Kenneth Leary Jr has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Cozen & O’Connor”. We count that spelling with Cozen O’Connor, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
240 other attorneys list Cozen O’Connor or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 49 of them were admitted before 1999, and 39 of the 241 give an office in Philadelphia, PA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1999, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Si Ho | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Ian Robert Blum | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Melissa Faythe Brill | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Eric J. Berger | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Joseph Patrick Dever Jr | 2000 | 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
Paul Kenneth Leary Jr studied at Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University (the register spells it “PACE UNIV SCHOOL OF LAW”). 1,854 of its 8,033 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Paul Kenneth Leary Jr was.
- Same law school
- 8,033living graduates; 90.0% 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, 414 were admitted before 1999 and 1,426 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 Cozen O’Connor241 on the register, 49 of the others admitted before 1999; 39 of the 241 give an office in Philadelphia, PA.
- Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University graduates on the register8,033 living, 90.0% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Philadelphia, PA1,878 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19997,628 people admitted in 1999 are on the register, 2,742 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 Paul Kenneth Leary Jr’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 Paul Kenneth Leary Jr in 1999. 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).