Stuart Addison Offner
On the New York attorney register since 1978 · office in Boston, MA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1402528
- Admitted
- 1978 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Stuart Addison Offner is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1978 in the First Department, with an office in Boston, MA; next registration due Feb 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 Stuart Addison Offner has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
54 other attorneys list Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1978, and 4 of the 55 give an office in Boston, MA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1978, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Joseph Kearns III | 1977 | Currently registered |
| Lynn M. Dannheisser | 1982 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Edward Pierce Abbot | 1986 | Currently registered |
| David Mark Katzenstein | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Robert Emanuel Lustrin | 1989 | Currently registered |
All 55 registrations that list Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
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
Stuart Addison Offner studied at Boston University School of Law. 461 of its 6,362 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Stuart Addison Offner was.
- Same law school
- 6,362living graduates; 86.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Boston, MA
- 2,932living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,932 living registrants with an office in Boston, MA, 53 were admitted before 1978 and 2,872 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 Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC55 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1978; 4 of the 55 give an office in Boston, MA.
- Boston University School of Law graduates on the register6,362 living, 86.6% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Boston, MA2,932 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19783,834 people admitted in 1978 are on the register, 1,466 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 Stuart Addison Offner’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 Stuart Addison Offner in 1978. 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).