William R. Collins
On the New York attorney register since 1986 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2039931
- Admitted
- 1986 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2028
William R. Collins is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1986 in the Third Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Apr 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 R. Collins has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 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
471 other attorneys list Covington & Burling LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 23 of them were admitted before 1986, and 235 of the 472 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1986, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lanny Arthur Breuer | 1986 | Due to re‑register |
| Neil Kenneth Roman | 1986 | Currently registered |
| Michael Chertoff | 1987 | Currently registered |
| David Roy Fredrickson | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Marialuisa S. Gallozzi | 1987 | 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 R. Collins studied at Albany Law School. 1,852 of its 10,183 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as William R. Collins was.
- Same law school
- 10,183living graduates; 91.3% 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, 9,861 were admitted before 1986 and 82,760 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 Covington & Burling LLP472 on the register, 23 of the others admitted before 1986; 235 of the 472 give an office in New York, NY.
- Albany Law School graduates on the register10,183 living, 91.3% 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 19866,111 people admitted in 1986 are on the register, 1,107 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 R. Collins’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 R. Collins in 1986. 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).