Robert Preston Hamilton Jr.
On the New York attorney register since 2019 · office in Buffalo, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5673165
- Admitted
- 2019 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2027
Robert Preston Hamilton Jr. is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2019 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Buffalo, NY; next registration due Jun 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 Preston Hamilton Jr. has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 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
8 other attorneys list O’Malley & Padovani or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 8 of them were admitted before 2019, and 2 of the 9 give an office in Buffalo, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2019, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew E. French | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Jamie Anne Rowsell | 2004 | Due to re‑register |
| Victoria Terese Coleman | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| Peter Daniel Cantone | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Melissa Lee Cowan | 2016 | 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 Preston Hamilton Jr. studied at Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University (the register spells it “Pace Law School”). 1,807 of its 8,033 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Robert Preston Hamilton Jr. was.
- Same law school
- 8,033living graduates; 90.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Buffalo, NY
- 3,467living registrants
Of the 3,467 living registrants with an office in Buffalo, NY, 2,787 were admitted before 2019 and 598 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
- Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University graduates on the register8,033 living, 90.0% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Buffalo, NY3,467 living registrants give an office there.
- Erie County’s registered bar4,149 currently registered, 4.36 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20198,536 people admitted in 2019 are on the register, 285 of them through the Fourth 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 Preston Hamilton Jr.’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Robert Preston Hamilton Jr. in 2019. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Erie 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).