William James Purcell
On the New York attorney register since 1996 · office in Iselin, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2724870
- Admitted
- 1996 · Third Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Feb 2026
William James Purcell is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1996 in the Third Department, with an office in Iselin, NJ; next registration due Feb 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 register gives this attorney’s employer as “Kent & McBride, P.C.”. We count that spelling with Kent McBride, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
3 other attorneys list Kent McBride or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1996. The 3 whose admission is closest to 1996, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lori Sue Klinger | 1983 | Currently registered |
| James Edward Guinee | 2005 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Christine Klimczuk | 2021 | 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 James Purcell studied at Temple University Beasley School of Law (the register spells it “TEMPLE UNIV”). 363 of its 1,867 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as William James Purcell was.
- Same law school
- 1,867living graduates; 84.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Iselin, NJ
- 167living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 167 living registrants with an office in Iselin, NJ, 21 were admitted before 1996 and 141 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
- Temple University Beasley School of Law graduates on the register1,867 living, 84.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Iselin, NJ167 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19966,887 people admitted in 1996 are on the register, 1,621 of them through the Third 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 James Purcell’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 James Purcell in 1996. 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).