Russell D’Anna Hall
On the New York attorney register since 1996 · office in Buffalo, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2717486
- Admitted
- 1996 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2028
Russell D’Anna Hall is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1996 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Buffalo, NY; next registration due Apr 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 Russell D’Anna Hall has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 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
26 other attorneys list Hamberger & Weiss or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 5 of them were admitted before 1996, and 16 of the 27 give an office in Buffalo, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1996, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen Shanahan Becker | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Francis Daniel Bowers | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Renee Elizabeth Heitger | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Janice Monique Atwood | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Nicole Graci | 2000 | Due to re‑register |
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
Russell D’Anna Hall studied at Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (the register spells it “THOMAS M. COOLEY GEORGETOWN”). 359 of its 1,456 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Russell D’Anna Hall was.
- Same law school
- 1,456living graduates; 90.6% 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, 1,062 were admitted before 1996 and 2,353 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 Hamberger & Weiss27 on the register, 5 of the others admitted before 1996; 16 of the 27 give an office in Buffalo, NY.
- Western Michigan University Cooley Law School graduates on the register1,456 living, 90.6% 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 19966,887 people admitted in 1996 are on the register, 386 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 Russell D’Anna Hall’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 Russell D’Anna Hall in 1996. 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).