Thomas Austin Smart
On the New York attorney register since 1976 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1040286
- Admitted
- 1976 · First Department
- Status
- Delinquent
- Next registration
- Aug 2026
Thomas Austin Smart is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1976 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Aug 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The month shown is the next cycle’s; the delinquency concerns an earlier registration the register did not receive.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Delinquent” means the attorney has a registration the register shows as due and not received. Under the rule a failure to register results in referral to the Appellate Division for disciplinary action; the register does not show whether a given attorney was referred.
- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent unchanged
- 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
424 other attorneys list Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 13 of them were admitted before 1976, and 295 of the 425 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1976, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Myron Kirschbaum | 1975 | Due to re‑register |
| Anthony Patrick Doyle | 1976 | Due to re‑register |
| Kevin Francis Barnard | 1977 | Due to re‑register |
| Gregory J. Wallance | 1977 | Due to re‑register |
| Emanuel Solomon Cherney | 1978 | Currently registered |
All 425 registrations that list Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
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 Austin Smart studied at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (the register spells it “University of Pennsylvania Law School”). 277 of its 6,843 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Thomas Austin Smart was.
- Same law school
- 6,843living graduates; 88.7% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 2,887 were admitted before 1976 and 90,296 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 Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP425 on the register, 13 of the others admitted before 1976; 295 of the 425 give an office in New York, NY.
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School graduates on the register6,843 living, 88.7% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19763,226 people admitted in 1976 are on the register, 1,169 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Delinquent”15,500 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 Austin Smart’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 Thomas Austin Smart in 1976. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York County, where the register places the office.
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).