Abby Cohen Smutny
On the New York attorney register since 1991 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2394773
- Admitted
- 1991 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2027
Abby Cohen Smutny is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1991 in the Second Department, with an office in Washington, DC; 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 Abby Cohen Smutny 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
829 other attorneys list White & Case LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 48 of them were admitted before 1991, and 68 of the 830 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1991, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Joseph Burke | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Amy Lisa Delsack | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Michal Dlouhy | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Donald Elliott Baker | 1992 | Due to re‑register |
| Timothy Merritt Clark | 1992 | 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
Abby Cohen Smutny studied at University of Chicago Law School (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO”). 490 of its 3,232 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Abby Cohen Smutny was.
- Same law school
- 3,232living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 1,173 were admitted before 1991 and 11,231 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 White & Case LLP830 on the register, 48 of the others admitted before 1991; 68 of the 830 give an office in Washington, DC.
- University of Chicago Law School graduates on the register3,232 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19916,456 people admitted in 1991 are on the register, 2,578 of them through the Second 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 Abby Cohen Smutny’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Abby Cohen Smutny in 1991. 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).