Peter O. Brown
On the New York attorney register since 1965 · office in Rochester, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1482512
- Admitted
- 1965 · Third Department
- Status
- Delinquent
- Next registration
- Aug 2026
Peter O. Brown is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1965 in the Third Department, with an office in Rochester, NY; next registration due Aug 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The month shown is the next cycle’s; the delinquency concerns an earlier registration the register did not receive.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Delinquent” means the attorney has a registration the register shows as due and not received. Under the rule a failure to register results in referral to the Appellate Division for disciplinary action; the register does not show whether a given attorney was referred.
- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent 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
133 other attorneys list Harter Secrest & Emery LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1965, and 89 of the 134 give an office in Rochester, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1965, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Donald Dyson Gay | 1964 | Currently registered |
| Margaret Artale Catillaz | 1977 | Currently registered |
| David Robert Ferris | 1977 | Currently registered |
| Ralph Merzbach | 1978 | Due to re‑register |
| Mark Hoenig | 1982 | 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
Peter O. Brown studied at Duke University School of Law (the register spells it “DUKE UNIV LAW SCHOOL”). 32 of its 3,789 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1960s, as Peter O. Brown was.
- Same law school
- 3,789living graduates; 88.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Rochester, NY
- 2,353living registrants
Of the 2,353 living registrants with an office in Rochester, NY, 23 were admitted before 1965 and 2,326 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 Harter Secrest & Emery LLP134 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1965; 89 of the 134 give an office in Rochester, NY.
- Duke University School of Law graduates on the register3,789 living, 88.3% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Rochester, NY2,353 living registrants give an office there.
- Monroe County’s registered bar2,430 currently registered, 3.22 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19651,502 people admitted in 1965 are on the register, 86 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Delinquent”15,500 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Peter O. Brown’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 Peter O. Brown in 1965. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Monroe 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).