Stephen D. Palley
On the New York attorney register since 2008 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4613931
- Admitted
- 2008 · Third Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Oct 2026
Stephen D. Palley is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2008 in the Third Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Oct 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
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.
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
106 other attorneys list Brown Rudnick LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 42 of them were admitted before 2008, and 9 of the 107 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2008, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Meredith Anne Aherne | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Kevin Andrew Brown | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Heather Lynn Cannady | 2008 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Scott Mailman Smedresman | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| Nicole Marie Bouchard | 2009 | 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 D. Palley studied at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law (the register spells it “WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (ST. LOUIS)”). 386 of its 1,878 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Stephen D. Palley was.
- Same law school
- 1,878living graduates; 89.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 5,419 were admitted before 2008 and 6,629 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 Brown Rudnick LLP107 on the register, 42 of the others admitted before 2008; 9 of the 107 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Washington University in St. Louis School of Law graduates on the register1,878 living, 89.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20089,683 people admitted in 2008 are on the register, 3,278 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 D. Palley’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 D. Palley in 2008. 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).