Robert J. Finley
On the New York attorney register since 2019 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5712674
- Admitted
- 2019 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2027
Robert J. Finley is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2019 in the Third Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Mar 2027. 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 J. Finley has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 2027.
- 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
109 other attorneys list Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 88 of them were admitted before 2019, and 64 of the 110 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2019, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kelechi Linda Ajoku | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Robert Douglas Bailey | 2018 | Due to re‑register |
| Jared Preston Blau-Kursman | 2018 | Due to re‑register |
| Jason Eric Rosen | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Brian Robert Sears | 2019 | Delinquent |
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 J. Finley studied at DePaul University College of Law. 120 of its 377 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Robert J. Finley was.
- Same law school
- 377living graduates; 83.3% 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, 70,234 were admitted before 2019 and 20,695 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 Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP110 on the register, 88 of the others admitted before 2019; 64 of the 110 give an office in New York, NY.
- DePaul University College of Law graduates on the register377 living, 83.3% registered; 4 of them list Hinshaw & Culbertson 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 20198,536 people admitted in 2019 are on the register, 3,354 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 J. Finley’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 J. Finley in 2019. 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).