Brandon Short
On the New York attorney register since 2018 · office in Boston, MA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5612288
- Admitted
- 2018 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
Brandon Short is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2018 in the Second Department, with an office in Boston, MA; next registration due Aug 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 Brandon Short has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register 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
1,463 other attorneys list Kirkland & Ellis LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 612 of them were admitted before 2018, and 31 of the 1,464 give an office in Boston, MA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2018, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Paul Alcan | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Alsharefaruba Alharthi | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Leia Pearl Andrew | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Samuel Norman Ash | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Holt Pitcher Baker | 2018 | Due to re‑register |
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
Brandon Short studied at Columbia Law School. 4,756 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Brandon Short was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Boston, MA
- 2,932living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,932 living registrants with an office in Boston, MA, 2,316 were admitted before 2018 and 510 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 Kirkland & Ellis LLP1,464 on the register, 612 of the others admitted before 2018; 31 of the 1,464 give an office in Boston, MA.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered; 138 of them list Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Boston, MA2,932 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20188,750 people admitted in 2018 are on the register, 2,267 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 Brandon Short’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 Brandon Short in 2018. 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).