Amir Hossein Behnia
On the New York attorney register since 2000 · office in Arlington, VA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 3042538
- Admitted
- 2000 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2028
Amir Hossein Behnia is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2000 in the Second Department, with an office in Arlington, VA; next registration due Sep 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Amir Hossein Behnia has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
4 other attorneys list Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 3 of them were admitted before 2000, and all 5 give an office in Arlington, VA. The 4 whose admission is closest to 2000, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Donna J. Bunton | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Michael Joseph Shea | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Kenley Kurt Hoover | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Xiaoxiang Liu | 2012 | 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
Amir Hossein Behnia studied at Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (the register spells it “HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY”). 2,378 of its 11,234 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Amir Hossein Behnia was.
- Same law school
- 11,234living graduates; 92.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Arlington, VA
- 642living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 642 living registrants with an office in Arlington, VA, 166 were admitted before 2000 and 459 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
- Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University graduates on the register11,234 living, 92.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Arlington, VA642 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20007,585 people admitted in 2000 are on the register, 2,308 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 Amir Hossein Behnia’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 Amir Hossein Behnia in 2000. 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).