Benjamin Forrest Gould
On the New York attorney register since 2016 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5436183
- Admitted
- 2016 · Third Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Oct 2026
Benjamin Forrest Gould is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2016 in the Third Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Oct 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
5 other attorneys list Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, LTD. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 2016, and 4 of the 6 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2016, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Asa William Markel | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Jennifer Renae Maki Coleman Watson | 2020 | Currently registered |
| Koichiro Sato | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Tadashi Tahara | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Jiwon Juliana Yhee | 2022 | 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
Benjamin Forrest Gould studied at George Washington University Law School (the register spells it “THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY”). 1,770 of its 6,333 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Benjamin Forrest Gould was.
- Same law school
- 6,333living graduates; 88.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Chicago, IL
- 2,265living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,265 living registrants with an office in Chicago, IL, 1,542 were admitted before 2016 and 640 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
- George Washington University Law School graduates on the register6,333 living, 88.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20168,420 people admitted in 2016 are on the register, 3,373 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Forrest Gould’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 Benjamin Forrest Gould 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).