William Ryan Burns
On the New York attorney register since 2002 · office in Toms River, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4020475
- Admitted
- 2002 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
William Ryan Burns is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2002 in the Third Department, with an office in Toms River, NJ; next registration due May 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 William Ryan Burns has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Hartman Duff”. We count that spelling with Hartman & Duff, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
2 other attorneys list Hartman & Duff or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 2002. The 2 whose admission is closest to 2002, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Kalavruzos | 2000 | Due to re‑register |
| Michael D. Mumola | 2003 | Suspended, 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
William Ryan Burns studied at University of Richmond School of Law. 79 of its 295 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as William Ryan Burns was.
- Same law school
- 295living graduates; 89.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Toms River, NJ
- 67living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 67 living registrants with an office in Toms River, NJ, 30 were admitted before 2002 and 35 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 Richmond School of Law graduates on the register295 living, 89.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Toms River, NJ67 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20027,981 people admitted in 2002 are on the register, 2,250 of them through the Third 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 William Ryan Burns’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 William Ryan Burns in 2002. 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).