Robert Mark Finkel
On the New York attorney register since 1988 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2240240
- Admitted
- 1988 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2028
Robert Mark Finkel is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1988 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Apr 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 Mark Finkel has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 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
193 other attorneys list Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 4 of them were admitted before 1988, and 106 of the 194 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1988, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Robert J. Gunther Jr | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Howard M. Shapiro | 1986 | Currently registered |
| David Charles Marcus | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Christian Ludwig Duvernoy | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Ronald Ira Meltzer | 1990 | Currently registered |
All 194 registrations that list Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
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 Mark Finkel studied at Stanford Law School (the register spells it “STANFORD”). 222 of its 2,162 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Robert Mark Finkel was.
- Same law school
- 2,162living graduates; 88.3% 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, 11,793 were admitted before 1988 and 80,771 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 Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP194 on the register, 4 of the others admitted before 1988; 106 of the 194 give an office in New York, NY.
- Stanford Law School graduates on the register2,162 living, 88.3% registered; 12 of them list Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP.
- 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 19886,238 people admitted in 1988 are on the register, 2,076 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 Robert Mark Finkel’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 Robert Mark Finkel in 1988. 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).