Law school · thin NY alumni set

Iowa

9 NY-registered attorneys from Iowa, including Robert Edwin Bouma, Joanne Marie Cook, Kerry Ann Finley, Corneliu Nicolae Marian, John F. Nachazel, Chris Pashler, David E. Watts, and Joe Walter Williams; Amherst, NY appears most.

9
NY alumni (thin set)
33.3%
still active
Amherst
largest office city

Iowa: Robert Edwin Bouma and 7 other NY-registered alumni

This page covers 9 NY OCA rows for Iowa, including Robert Edwin Bouma, Joanne Marie Cook, Kerry Ann Finley, Corneliu Nicolae Marian, John F. Nachazel, Chris Pashler, David E. Watts, and Joe Walter Williams.

3 (33.3%) remain active; Amherst, NY appears most often (1); newest admission year 2013.

Every Iowa alumnus on this register

Name Status
Robert Edwin Bouma Deceased
Joanne Marie Cook Currently registered
Kerry Ann Finley Suspended, delinquent
Corneliu Nicolae Marian Currently registered
John F. Nachazel Deceased
Chris Pashler Currently registered
David E. Watts Deceased
Joe Walter Williams Deceased
Dewayne Richard Youngberg Resigned

Status on a thin alumni set

Deceased 4 (44.4%)
Currently registered 3 (33.3%)
Suspended, delinquent 1 (11.1%)
Resigned 1 (11.1%)

Cities that appear at all

AMHERST, NY 1
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 1
URBANDALE, IA 1

Recent NY admissions

Class of 2013 1 admitted
Class of 2010 1 admitted
Class of 2001 1 admitted
Class of 1993 1 admitted
Class of 1991 1 admitted
Class of 1971 1 admitted
Class of 1964 2 admitted
Class of 1954 1 admitted

Questions this small set can answer

Who from Iowa appears on the NY register?

Named on this page: Robert Edwin Bouma, Joanne Marie Cook, Kerry Ann Finley, Corneliu Nicolae Marian, John F. Nachazel, Chris Pashler, David E. Watts, and Joe Walter Williams. In total 9 NY OCA rows list Iowa; 3 (33.3%) are currently active.

Which city shows up most for these Iowa rows?

Amherst, NY appears on 1 of the 9 records (11%). With a thin set, one attorney moves the share a lot.

Nationwide law schools with similar NY alumni volume or active rate

ALUMNI 9 ACTIVE 33.3% AGING-REG VOL-AXIS RATE-AXIS

Two non-geo peer axes for Iowa: closest NY OCA alumni volume, and closest share of currently-registered alumni. Distinct from the high-volume ladder below.

Counts and active rates come from the NY State Office of Court Administration registration extract; peers are not a bar-exam quality or employment ranking.

Schools near Iowa on the NY register

Other thin-to-mid NY alumni schools near this page include New York University School Of Law.

New York University School Of Law 26,345 Brooklyn Law School 24,968 Fordham University School Of Law 23,103 Columbia Law School 21,682 St. John'S University School Of Law 18,614

Side-by-side: Iowa vs New York University School Of Law →

Source, verification & disclosure

Disclaimer: This data is sourced from public state bar registration records. PlainAttorney does not provide legal advice or endorsements. Always verify attorney credentials directly with the relevant state bar.

Source: NY Office of Court Administration via data.ny.gov - attorney registration dataset · as of September 2026.

Verification: NY Courts Attorney Registration Search.

Methodology: sourcing, computation, verification.