Bente Van Winckel
On the New York attorney register since 2021 · office in San Francisco, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5875257
- Admitted
- 2021 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2027
Bente Van Winckel is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2021 in the Third Department, with an office in San Francisco, CA; next registration due Dec 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 Bente Van Winckel has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 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
622 other attorneys list Ropes & Gray LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 400 of them were admitted before 2021. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2021, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Ray Ackerson | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Sean Adessky | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Vanessa Miriam Bateau Smyth | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Christopher Michael Wayland Chan | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Ethan Robert Fitzgerald | 2021 | 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
Bente Van Winckel studied at Stanford Law School. 452 of its 2,162 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Bente Van Winckel was.
- Same law school
- 2,162living graduates; 88.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Francisco, CA
- 2,474living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,474 living registrants with an office in San Francisco, CA, 2,285 were admitted before 2021 and 151 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 Ropes & Gray LLP623 on the register, 400 of the others admitted before 2021.
- Stanford Law School graduates on the register2,162 living, 88.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Francisco, CA2,474 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20217,829 people admitted in 2021 are on the register, 3,571 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 Bente Van Winckel’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 Bente Van Winckel in 2021. 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).