Brian Kevin Donovan
On the New York attorney register since 2016 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5433669
- Admitted
- 2016 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Brian Kevin Donovan is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2016 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Feb 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 Brian Kevin Donovan has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
432 other attorneys list King & Spalding LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 215 of them were admitted before 2016, and 268 of the 433 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2016, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Allison Christine Bell | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Kimberlee June Cagle | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Christine Marie Carletta | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Hamilton Reid Craig | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Justin Andrew Dews | 2016 | 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
Brian Kevin Donovan studied at Cornell Law School. 1,717 of its 7,028 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Brian Kevin Donovan was.
- Same law school
- 7,028living graduates; 87.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 62,568 were admitted before 2016 and 28,586 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 King & Spalding LLP433 on the register, 215 of the others admitted before 2016; 268 of the 433 give an office in New York, NY.
- Cornell Law School graduates on the register7,028 living, 87.8% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20168,420 people admitted in 2016 are on the register, 2,373 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 Brian Kevin Donovan’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 Brian Kevin Donovan in 2016. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York County, where the register places the office.
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).