William W. Cook
On the New York attorney register since 1992 · office in Springfield, MO
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2466654
- Admitted
- 1992 · First Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Jun 2026
William W. Cook is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1992 in the First Department, with an office in Springfield, MO; next registration due Jun 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, 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
The only other attorney who lists Stange Law Firm or one of its other names:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Joel Hackmann | 2018 | 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 W. Cook studied at Georgetown University Law Center (the register spells it “GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY”). 1,734 of its 11,562 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as William W. Cook was.
- Same law school
- 11,562living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Springfield, MO
- 6living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 6 living registrants with an office in Springfield, MO, 0 were admitted before 1992 and 5 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
- Georgetown University Law Center graduates on the register11,562 living, 87.9% registered.
- Admitted in 19926,498 people admitted in 1992 are on the register, 2,198 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 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 William W. Cook’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 William W. Cook in 1992. 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).