Thomas Christopher Etter
On the New York attorney register since 1978
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1605229
- Admitted
- 1978 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
Thomas Christopher Etter is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1978 in the Second Department; next registration due Aug 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Thomas Christopher Etter has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- 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.
Where this record sits on the register
Thomas Christopher Etter studied at St. John’s University School of Law (the register spells it “St. John's University School of Law”). 1,769 of its 15,595 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Thomas Christopher Etter was.
- Same law school
- 15,595living graduates; 88.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
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
- St. John’s University School of Law graduates on the register15,595 living, 88.6% registered.
- Admitted in 19783,834 people admitted in 1978 are on the register, 1,650 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 Thomas Christopher Etter’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 Thomas Christopher Etter in 1978. The register publishes no address for this attorney, so it does not show which department’s grievance committee a complaint belongs to; a committee that receives one decides where it goes.
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).