Peter Thomas Crean
On the New York attorney register since 1982 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1791730
- Admitted
- 1982 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Peter Thomas Crean is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1982 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Feb 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 Peter Thomas Crean has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
75 other attorneys list Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 3 of them were admitted before 1982, and 41 of the 76 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1982, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| William Patrick Brady | 1981 | Currently registered |
| Patrice J. Koeneke | 1982 | Delinquent |
| Jeffrey Jude Lawton | 1982 | Currently registered |
| Edward William Leckerling | 1983 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Robert James Betz | 1984 | 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 Thomas Crean studied at Fordham University School of Law (the register spells it “FORDHAM UNIV”). 2,886 of its 20,418 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Peter Thomas Crean 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, 6,349 were admitted before 1982 and 86,516 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 Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP76 on the register, 3 of the others admitted before 1982; 41 of the 76 give an office in New York, NY.
- Fordham University School of Law graduates on the register20,418 living, 87.9% registered.
- 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 19825,181 people admitted in 1982 are on the register, 1,770 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 Peter Thomas Crean’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 Peter Thomas Crean in 1982. 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).