Seth Ard
On the New York attorney register since 2009 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4773982
- Admitted
- 2009 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Nov 2027
Seth Ard is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2009 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Nov 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 Seth Ard has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Nov 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Susman Godfrey L.L.P.”. We count that spelling with Susman Godfrey LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
87 other attorneys list Susman Godfrey LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 14 of them were admitted before 2009, and 57 of the 88 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2009, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brian D. Melton | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Caroline Mae Pignatelli | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Eric Julian Mayer | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Thomas Kay Boardman | 2010 | Due to re‑register |
| Cory Spencer Buland | 2010 | 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
Seth Ard studied at Harvard Law School. 3,057 of its 14,378 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Seth Ard was.
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 45,161 were admitted before 2009 and 45,994 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 Susman Godfrey LLP88 on the register, 14 of the others admitted before 2009; 57 of the 88 give an office in New York, NY.
- Harvard Law School graduates on the register14,378 living, 86.1% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 200910,203 people admitted in 2009 are on the register, 3,831 of them through the First 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 Seth Ard’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Seth Ard in 2009. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York 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).