Robert D. Cook
On the New York attorney register since 1978 · office in Kingston, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1140052
- Admitted
- 1978 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Robert D. Cook is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1978 in the Third Department, with an office in Kingston, 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 Robert D. Cook 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Cook, Kurtz & Murphy”. We count that spelling with Cook, Kurtz & Murphy, P.C., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
4 other attorneys list Cook, Kurtz & Murphy, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1978, and all 5 give an office in Kingston, NY. The 4 whose admission is closest to 1978, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Eric M. Kurtz | 1986 | Currently registered |
| Thomas Anthony Murphy | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Michael Thomas Cook | 1999 | Currently registered |
| John Cornelius Burns | 2018 | 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 D. Cook studied at Albany Law School (the register spells it “ALBANY”). 1,173 of its 10,183 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Robert D. Cook was.
- Same law school
- 10,183living graduates; 91.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Kingston, NY
- 277living registrants
Of the 277 living registrants with an office in Kingston, NY, 32 were admitted before 1978 and 240 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
- Albany Law School graduates on the register10,183 living, 91.3% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Kingston, NY277 living registrants give an office there.
- Ulster County’s registered bar414 currently registered, 2.27 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19783,834 people admitted in 1978 are on the register, 317 of them through the Third 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 Robert D. Cook’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 D. Cook in 1978. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Third Department’s grievance committee, which covers Ulster 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).