Robert Bruce Barnett
On the New York attorney register since 2016 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5444906
- Admitted
- 2016 · Third Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Aug 2026
Robert Bruce Barnett is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2016 in the Third Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Aug 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The registration was due in Aug 2026 and the register has not recorded it as filed.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register 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
95 other attorneys list Williams & Connolly LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 44 of them were admitted before 2016, and 95 of the 96 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2016, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dane Hal Butswinkas | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Richard Simon Cleary Jr | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Benjamin Walker Graham | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Thomas William Ryan IV | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Patrick John Looby | 2017 | 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
Robert Bruce Barnett studied at University of Chicago Law School (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO”). 868 of its 3,232 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Robert Bruce Barnett was.
- Same law school
- 3,232living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 9,382 were admitted before 2016 and 2,710 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 Williams & Connolly LLP96 on the register, 44 of the others admitted before 2016; 95 of the 96 give an office in Washington, DC.
- University of Chicago Law School graduates on the register3,232 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20168,420 people admitted in 2016 are on the register, 3,373 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Robert Bruce Barnett’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 Robert Bruce Barnett in 2016. 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).