Benedict John Kirchner
On the New York attorney register since 2006 · office in Meadville, PA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4441135
- Admitted
- 2006 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Benedict John Kirchner is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2006 in the Third Department, with an office in Meadville, PA; next registration due May 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 Benedict John Kirchner has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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
26 other attorneys list Steptoe & Johnson LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 16 of them were admitted before 2006, and 2 of the 27 give an office in Meadville, PA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2006, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Edward George Baldwin | 2004 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Sharon Nicole Purcell | 2004 | Currently registered |
| Michael R. Bromwich | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Nathaniel Isaac Holland | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Gregory Paul Krafka | 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
Benedict John Kirchner studied at Indiana University Maurer School of Law (the register spells it “Indiana University Bloomington Maurer School of Law”). 238 of its 934 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Benedict John Kirchner was.
- Same law school
- 934living graduates; 85.7% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
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 Steptoe & Johnson LLP27 on the register, 16 of the others admitted before 2006; 2 of the 27 give an office in Meadville, PA.
- Indiana University Maurer School of Law graduates on the register934 living, 85.7% registered.
- Admitted in 20068,638 people admitted in 2006 are on the register, 2,950 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 Benedict John Kirchner’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 Benedict John Kirchner in 2006. 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).