Russell Gustavson Wheeler
On the New York attorney register since 2003 · office in Rhinebeck, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4166872
- Admitted
- 2003 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2027
Russell Gustavson Wheeler is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2003 in the Second Department, with an office in Rhinebeck, NY; next registration due Mar 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 Russell Gustavson Wheeler has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 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
2 other attorneys list Charny & Wheeler P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 2003, and all 3 give an office in Rhinebeck, NY. The 2 whose admission is closest to 2003, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Kires Charny | 1993 | Currently registered |
| H. Joseph Cronen | 2012 | 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
Russell Gustavson Wheeler studied at American University Washington College of Law (the register spells it “American University Washington D.C. College of Law”). 1,253 of its 4,261 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Russell Gustavson Wheeler was.
- Same law school
- 4,261living graduates; 88.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Rhinebeck, NY
- 75living registrants
Of the 75 living registrants with an office in Rhinebeck, NY, 54 were admitted before 2003 and 19 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
- American University Washington College of Law graduates on the register4,261 living, 88.3% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Rhinebeck, NY75 living registrants give an office there.
- Dutchess County’s registered bar754 currently registered, 2.53 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20038,250 people admitted in 2003 are on the register, 2,426 of them through the Second 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 Gustavson Wheeler’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Russell Gustavson Wheeler in 2003. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Dutchess 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).