William C. Burtis Jr.
On the New York attorney register since 1962 · office in Binghamton, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1371616
- Admitted
- 1962 · Third Department
- Status
- Delinquent
- Next registration
- Sep 2026
William C. Burtis Jr. is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1962 in the Third Department, with an office in Binghamton, NY; next registration due Sep 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
87 other attorneys list Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1962, and 57 of the 88 give an office in Binghamton, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1962, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Theodosis John Totolis | 1961 | Currently registered |
| James M. Hayes | 1965 | Currently registered |
| John C. Fish | 1966 | Currently registered |
| Ralph K. Kessler | 1968 | Currently registered |
| Richard Paul Woodhouse | 1970 | Delinquent |
All 88 registrations that list Hinman, Howard & Kattell, 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
William C. Burtis Jr. studied at Cornell Law School (the register spells it “CORNELL UNIVERSITY”). 269 of its 7,028 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1960s, as William C. Burtis Jr. was.
- Same law school
- 7,028living graduates; 87.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Binghamton, NY
- 330living registrants
Of the 330 living registrants with an office in Binghamton, NY, 1 were admitted before 1962 and 327 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 Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP88 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1962; 57 of the 88 give an office in Binghamton, NY.
- Cornell Law School graduates on the register7,028 living, 87.8% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Binghamton, NY330 living registrants give an office there.
- Broome County’s registered bar386 currently registered, 1.96 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19621,468 people admitted in 1962 are on the register, 86 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Delinquent”15,500 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
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How to confirm it officially
For a statement of William C. Burtis Jr.’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 C. Burtis Jr. in 1962. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Third Department’s grievance committee, which covers Broome 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).