Benjamin Dean Brooks
On the New York attorney register since 2016 · office in San Diego, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5428685
- Admitted
- 2016 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Benjamin Dean Brooks is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2016 in the Second Department, with an office in San Diego, CA; next registration due Mar 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 Benjamin Dean Brooks has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 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
265 other attorneys list Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 157 of them were admitted before 2016, and 10 of the 266 give an office in San Diego, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2016, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Teresita Acedo Betancourt | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Christopher J. Bosch | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Richard S Hevier Jr. | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Lance Wayne Shapiro | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Lindsay Colvin Stone | 2016 | Currently registered |
All 266 registrations that list Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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
Benjamin Dean Brooks studied at University of Chicago Law School. 868 of its 3,232 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Benjamin Dean Brooks was.
- Same law school
- 3,232living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Diego, CA
- 664living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 664 living registrants with an office in San Diego, CA, 537 were admitted before 2016 and 112 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 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP266 on the register, 157 of the others admitted before 2016; 10 of the 266 give an office in San Diego, CA.
- University of Chicago Law School graduates on the register3,232 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Diego, CA664 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20168,420 people admitted in 2016 are on the register, 2,336 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 Benjamin Dean Brooks’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 Benjamin Dean Brooks in 2016. 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).