William Robert Shields
On the New York attorney register since 2025 · office in Albany, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 6219315
- Admitted
- 2025 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2027
William Robert Shields is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2025 in the Third Department, with an office in Albany, NY; next registration due May 2027. 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 Robert Shields has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 2027.
- 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
15 other attorneys list Maynard, O’Connor, Smith & Catalinotto, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 13 of them were admitted before 2025, and all 16 give an office in Albany, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2025, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bridget Molly Schultz | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Kelly Ann Kline | 2018 | Due to re‑register |
| Emily Kathleen Lawrence | 2023 | Currently registered |
| Grant Kenyon Shoemaker | 2026 | Currently registered |
| Alexis Elizabeth Young | 2026 | Currently registered |
All 16 registrations that list Maynard, O’Connor, Smith & Catalinotto, 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 Robert Shields studied at Duquesne University School of Law. 50 of its 308 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as William Robert Shields was.
- Same law school
- 308living graduates; 89.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Albany, NY
- 3,678living registrants
Of the 3,678 living registrants with an office in Albany, NY, 3,519 were admitted before 2025 and 86 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 Maynard, O’Connor, Smith & Catalinotto, LLP16 on the register, 13 of the others admitted before 2025; all 16 give an office in Albany, NY.
- Duquesne University School of Law graduates on the register308 living, 89.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Albany, NY3,678 living registrants give an office there.
- Albany County’s registered bar3,767 currently registered, 11.88 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20259,764 people admitted in 2025 are on the register, 4,056 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 Robert Shields’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 Robert Shields in 2025. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Third Department’s grievance committee, which covers Albany 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).