William James Tinsley Jr
On the New York attorney register since 1994 · office in Tampa, FL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2598423
- Admitted
- 1994 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
William James Tinsley Jr is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1994 in the Third Department, with an office in Tampa, FL; 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 James Tinsley Jr 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
10 other attorneys list Phelps Dunbar LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1994, and 3 of the 11 give an office in Tampa, FL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1994, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Richard Adler | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Matthew L. Litsky | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Michael Edwin Carrer | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Jeremy Thomas Grabill | 2007 | Currently registered |
| George Steven McCall | 2007 | 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 Tinsley Jr studied at New York Law School. 2,969 of its 15,601 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as William James Tinsley Jr was.
- Same law school
- 15,601living graduates; 87.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Tampa, FL
- 437living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 437 living registrants with an office in Tampa, FL, 83 were admitted before 1994 and 341 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 Phelps Dunbar LLP11 on the register, 2 of the others admitted before 1994; 3 of the 11 give an office in Tampa, FL.
- New York Law School graduates on the register15,601 living, 87.0% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Tampa, FL437 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19946,410 people admitted in 1994 are on the register, 1,297 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 James Tinsley Jr’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 Tinsley Jr in 1994. 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).