Brendan Coleman Hanifin
On the New York attorney register since 2012 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4989745
- Admitted
- 2012 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2028
Brendan Coleman Hanifin is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2012 in the First Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Sep 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 Brendan Coleman Hanifin has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 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
622 other attorneys list Ropes & Gray LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 187 of them were admitted before 2012, and 14 of the 623 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2012, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Lynn Baldwin | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Christopher Thomas Brown | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Elizabeth Creighton Corey | 2012 | Due to re‑register |
| Tanya Facey Creighton | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Jane Goldstein | 2012 | 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
Brendan Coleman Hanifin studied at Fordham University School of Law. 4,360 of its 20,418 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Brendan Coleman Hanifin was.
- Same law school
- 20,418living graduates; 87.9% 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, 1,181 were admitted before 2012 and 1,002 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, 187 of the others admitted before 2012; 14 of the 623 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- Fordham University School of Law graduates on the register20,418 living, 87.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20129,632 people admitted in 2012 are on the register, 2,617 of them through the First 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 Brendan Coleman Hanifin’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Brendan Coleman Hanifin in 2012. 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).