New York attorney record · Judicial Dept 4
Thomas Kerns Mcknight
Ohio State University College Of Law alumna, admitted to the New York bar in 1980, registered office in Santa Ana, CA. A half-lifetime's worth of status, address, and registration history on this record come straight from the NY Office of Court Administration.
- 1980
- Admitted
- 46
- Years in bar
- 3543345
- NY reg #
The record in one line
Thomas Kerns Mcknight appears in the New York attorney register with a current status of "Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday", on record since 1980 - an administrative designation rather than discipline, but confirm current standing with the state bar.
- 46 yrs
- since first admission to the bar
- Pending-renewal
- current bar status: "Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday"
- #2 of 48
- by tenure in Santa Ana office peers
- Law school
- Ohio State University College Of Law
Data updated September 2026
What this profile tells you
Bar status & tenure
Thomas Kerns Mcknight is registered as bar number 3543345 with the New York bar authority, carrying a current status of "Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday", a routine periodic-renewal reminder, not discipline. Registration is recorded within Judicial Department 4, the appellate division overseeing this attorney's home district.
Practice context & education
Practice address is listed under Thomas Kerns Mcknight, LLP, located in Santa Ana, CA, ZIP 92705. Educational background: Ohio State University College of Law (274 registered alumni).
State context & due diligence
A "Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday" status falls outside the New York bar's active cohort for now. The breakdown below shows what share of the register that represents.
Tenure among Santa Ana, CA office peers
Within Santa Ana, CA's 48-attorney local set, Thomas Kerns Mcknight is #2 by tenure, a small-cohort read, not a statewide claim. See the Santa Ana attorney directory .
- Local rank
- #2
- City cohort
- 48
- Local percentile
- 2nd
- Admitted
- 1980
Nearest tenure peers in Santa Ana
- Carolyn C. Ponds admitted 1983 · 43 yr
- Sunita Nayyar Sood admitted 1983 · 43 yr
- Robert Evan Williams admitted 1985 · 41 yr
- John James Brunelli admitted 1990 · 36 yr
How local rank is computed
Rank uses years since NY-bar admission among non-deceased registry rows that list the same office city and state, a local placement, not a statewide claim. Source: NY Office of Court Administration Attorney Registration · as of September 2026. Derived local rank, not published upstream.
How Thomas compares to fellow Ohio State University College Of Law alumni
Among the 231 Ohio State University College Of Law graduates in the New York register, Thomas Kerns Mcknight is longer-tenured than 99%.
46 years vs. Ohio State University College Of Law alumni
Years since admission - 231 NY-registered alumni of this school
46 Top 1% higher than 99% of 231 fellow alumni
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more fellow alumni. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registration · September 2026
Ohio State University College Of Law's active-bar rate
Of Ohio State University College Of Law's 274 alumni in the New York register, 81.8% currently hold "Currently registered" status, above the statewide average.
The 1980 admission class today
Of the 4,659 attorneys admitted to the New York bar in 1980, 52% are still "Currently registered" today, below the statewide average across all admission years.
Professional Details
- Status
- Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday
- Registration Number
- 3543345
- Year Admitted
- 1980 (46 yrs · veteran)
- Judicial Department
- 4
- Next Registration
- Mar 2026
Location & Contact
- Company
- Thomas Kerns Mcknight, LLP
- City
- Santa Ana, CA
- ZIP Code
- 92705
- Phone
- (800) 466-7507
Education
Status Distribution Across the New York Bar
Thomas Kerns Mcknight's current status, "Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday", places this record outside the 67.2% of the 432,625-attorney New York register currently marked active.
Full statewide breakdown & source note
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registrations. Status counts reflect the latest reporting cycle. Bar status confirms registration only; it does not imply competence, specialty fit, or freedom from complaints.
Consumer Complaint Data
The CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) tracks consumer financial complaints. Thomas Kerns Mcknight, LLP has been named in consumer complaints.
These are voluntary, self-filed consumer complaints, not a substantiated-wrongdoing rate: a larger firm with more clients typically shows more complaints simply from serving more people, and CFPB does not verify a complaint's merits before logging it. Read the count as consumer-outreach volume, not a professional-conduct score.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. Complaints against the firm, not the individual attorney.
Near-tenure Ohio State University College Of Law alumni
Fellow alumni on the NY register whose admission year is closest to 1980 (excluding same-firm colleagues above).
Same admission year (1980), other cities
NY-registered attorneys admitted in 1980 whose listed office city differs from Santa Ana, a vintage cohort, not a neighborhood list.
Nationwide attorneys with similar admission year or city registry density
Two non-geo peer axes for Thomas Kerns Mcknight: closest NY bar admission year outside CA, and closest out-of-state office cities by how many NY-registered attorneys they list (~49 here). Distinct from same-firm, fellow-alumni, and same-year other-city strips above.
Similar admission year (~1980)
Counts come from the NY State Office of Court Administration registration extract; peers are not a competence or practice-area ranking.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Thomas Mcknight licensed?
Thomas Mcknight is licensed to practice law in New York.
When was Thomas Kerns Mcknight admitted to the bar?
Thomas Kerns Mcknight's admission to the New York bar dates back to 1980.
Where did Thomas Kerns Mcknight go to law school?
Thomas Kerns Mcknight attended Ohio State University College of Law.
What company does Thomas Kerns Mcknight work for?
Thomas Kerns Mcknight is associated with Thomas Kerns Mcknight, LLP in Santa Ana, CA.
Is Thomas Kerns Mcknight in good standing?
Not currently, Thomas Kerns Mcknight's listed status is "Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday", not active standing. Confirm current status with the state bar.
Cite this page & disclosure
Sourced from the NY Office of Court Administration, informational only, not legal advice. Full disclosure.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.