Russel Bruce Duffield
On the New York attorney register since 2000 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 3037801
- Admitted
- 2000 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2028
Russel Bruce Duffield is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2000 in the Third Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Apr 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 Russel Bruce Duffield has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 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
118 other attorneys list Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 38 of them were admitted before 2000, and 6 of the 119 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2000, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lynn Parker Hendrix | 2000 | Currently registered |
| James Dale Lawrence | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Kwon Lee | 2000 | Due to re‑register |
| Andrew Emanuel Tauber | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Morgan Jed Bassett | 2001 | Currently registered |
All 119 registrations that list Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 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
Russel Bruce Duffield studied at BYU J. Reuben Clark Law School (the register spells it “BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY”). 59 of its 196 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Russel Bruce Duffield was.
- Same law school
- 196living graduates; 88.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Chicago, IL
- 2,265living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,265 living registrants with an office in Chicago, IL, 452 were admitted before 2000 and 1,777 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 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP119 on the register, 38 of the others admitted before 2000; 6 of the 119 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- BYU J. Reuben Clark Law School graduates on the register196 living, 88.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20007,585 people admitted in 2000 are on the register, 2,096 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 Russel Bruce Duffield’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 Russel Bruce Duffield in 2000. 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).