How our records are checked

This page sets out the automated checks behind the New York attorney index, the administrative standards that govern them, and the verification steps readers should complete on their own before relying on any listing.

Scheduled scripts compare each attorney listing against public bar association rolls and record the admission details shown there.

Standing fields are rechecked at set intervals, so a listing that changes at the source is flagged for review in the index.

Public judicial entries are cross-referenced where they are published, giving researchers a second reference point for each profile.

New New York State registry updates are logged by region and date, so readers can see when a listing was last confirmed.