Rodger Dallery Smith II
On the New York attorney register since 1994 · office in Wilmington, DE
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2627578
- Admitted
- 1994 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Rodger Dallery Smith II is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1994 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Wilmington, DE; 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 Rodger Dallery Smith II 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
9 other attorneys list Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1994, and all 10 give an office in Wilmington, DE. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1994, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas R. Pulsifer | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Louis Gordon Hering | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Shurman Mark Hurd | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Robert Jude Dehney | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Eric S. Klinger-Wilensky | 2004 | Currently registered |
All 10 registrations that list Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell 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
Rodger Dallery Smith II studied at New York University School of Law (the register spells it “NYU SCHOOL OF LAW”). 3,638 of its 23,248 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Rodger Dallery Smith II was.
- Same law school
- 23,248living graduates; 86.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Wilmington, DE
- 382living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 382 living registrants with an office in Wilmington, DE, 52 were admitted before 1994 and 324 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 Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP10 on the register, 2 of the others admitted before 1994; all 10 give an office in Wilmington, DE.
- New York University School of Law graduates on the register23,248 living, 86.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Wilmington, DE382 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19946,410 people admitted in 1994 are on the register, 493 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 Rodger Dallery Smith II’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 Rodger Dallery Smith II in 1994. The register places the office outside New York, so a complaint would go to that department’s grievance committee (22 NYCRR 1240.7(a)(2)).
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).