Stephen Anthony Oliwa III
On the New York attorney register since 2022 · office in Berkeley Heights, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5949052
- Admitted
- 2022 · Third Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Jul 2026
Stephen Anthony Oliwa III is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2022 in the Third Department, with an office in Berkeley Heights, NJ; next registration due Jul 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The registration was due in Jul 2026 and the register has not recorded it as filed.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Ford Harrison LLP”. We count that spelling with Ford & Harrison LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
19 other attorneys list Ford & Harrison LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 18 of them were admitted before 2022, and 7 of the 20 give an office in Berkeley Heights, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2022, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nicole Mary Falcey | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Mohammad Bashier Shihabi | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Richard Bahrenburg | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Johanna Gordon Zelman | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Steven Balken | 2023 | 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
Stephen Anthony Oliwa III studied at Rutgers Law School (the register spells it “Rutgers School of Law - Camden”). 934 of its 7,506 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Stephen Anthony Oliwa III was.
- Same law school
- 7,506living graduates; 84.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Berkeley Heights, NJ
- 150living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 150 living registrants with an office in Berkeley Heights, NJ, 135 were admitted before 2022 and 12 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 Ford & Harrison LLP20 on the register, 18 of the others admitted before 2022; 7 of the 20 give an office in Berkeley Heights, NJ.
- Rutgers Law School graduates on the register7,506 living, 84.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Berkeley Heights, NJ150 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20227,736 people admitted in 2022 are on the register, 3,662 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Stephen Anthony Oliwa III’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 Stephen Anthony Oliwa III in 2022. 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).