Thomas W. Murphy
On the New York attorney register since 1984 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1934496
- Admitted
- 1984 · Third Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Jan 2026
Thomas W. Murphy is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1984 in the Third Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Jan 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent 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
2 other attorneys list Pedersen & Houpt or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1984, and all 3 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 2 whose admission is closest to 1984, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Nicole Czajkowski | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Susan Mullane Burke | 2013 | 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
Thomas W. Murphy studied at University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (formerly John Marshall) (the register spells it “JOHN MARSHALL”). 110 of its 492 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Thomas W. Murphy was.
- Same law school
- 492living graduates; 83.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Chicago, IL
- 2,265living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,265 living registrants with an office in Chicago, IL, 74 were admitted before 1984 and 2,175 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
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (formerly John Marshall) graduates on the register492 living, 83.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19845,952 people admitted in 1984 are on the register, 1,082 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Thomas W. Murphy’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 Thomas W. Murphy in 1984. 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).