Christian T. Novay
On the New York attorney register since 1998 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2907707
- Admitted
- 1998 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Christian T. Novay is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1998 in the Second Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Jun 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 Christian T. Novay has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Lewis. Brisbois”. We count that spelling with Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
291 other attorneys list Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 44 of them were admitted before 1998. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1998, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Saul Chernow | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Jill Suzanne Grathwohl | 1998 | Due to re‑register |
| Meredith Ellen Ross | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Jay Weintraub | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Eileen Theresa Budd | 1999 | Currently registered |
All 292 registrations that list Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
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
Christian T. Novay studied at Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (the register spells it “THOMAS M COOLEY LAW SCHL”). 359 of its 1,456 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Christian T. Novay was.
- Same law school
- 1,456living graduates; 90.6% 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, 382 were admitted before 1998 and 1,848 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 Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP292 on the register, 44 of the others admitted before 1998.
- Western Michigan University Cooley Law School graduates on the register1,456 living, 90.6% registered; 4 of them list Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19987,302 people admitted in 1998 are on the register, 2,431 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 Christian T. Novay’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 Christian T. Novay in 1998. 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).