Robert Emmett Griffin
On the New York attorney register since 2012 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5048335
- Admitted
- 2012 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2028
Robert Emmett Griffin is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2012 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jul 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Robert Emmett Griffin has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- 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
588 other attorneys list McDermott Will & Schulte LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 236 of them were admitted before 2012, and 461 of the 589 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2012, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| David Eric Arnstein | 2012 | Currently registered |
| William Joseph Barbera | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Christen Kimberly Douglas | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Kamal Steven Nesfield | 2012 | Due to re‑register |
| Frank Walter Olander | 2012 | Currently registered |
All 589 registrations that list McDermott Will & Schulte 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 Emmett Griffin studied at Columbia Law School. 4,756 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Robert Emmett Griffin was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% 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, 52,244 were admitted before 2012 and 39,126 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 McDermott Will & Schulte LLP589 on the register, 236 of the others admitted before 2012; 461 of the 589 give an office in New York, NY.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% 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 20129,632 people admitted in 2012 are on the register, 2,617 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 Emmett Griffin’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 Emmett Griffin in 2012. 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).