William Thomas Collins
On the New York attorney register since 2000 · office in Fishkill, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 3018173
- Admitted
- 2000 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
William Thomas Collins is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2000 in the Second Department, with an office in Fishkill, NY; next registration due Feb 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 Thomas Collins has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
8 other attorneys list Feldman, Kleidman, Collins & Sappe, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 4 of them were admitted before 2000, and all 9 give an office in Fishkill, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2000, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Terry David Horner | 1982 | Currently registered |
| Steven Howard Cohen | 1986 | Due to re‑register |
| Kathryn C. Collins | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Bain R. Loucks | 2006 | Due to re‑register |
| Alexandra Downey Thomas | 2017 | 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 Thomas Collins studied at Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (the register spells it “HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY”). 2,378 of its 11,234 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as William Thomas Collins was.
- Same law school
- 11,234living graduates; 92.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Fishkill, NY
- 60living registrants
Of the 60 living registrants with an office in Fishkill, NY, 33 were admitted before 2000 and 26 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
- Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University graduates on the register11,234 living, 92.1% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Fishkill, NY60 living registrants give an office there.
- Dutchess County’s registered bar754 currently registered, 2.53 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20007,585 people admitted in 2000 are on the register, 2,308 of them through the Second 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 Thomas Collins’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted William Thomas Collins in 2000. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Dutchess 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).