Christine Kelly Nichols
On the New York attorney register since 2000 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 3044575
- Admitted
- 2000 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
Christine Kelly Nichols is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2000 in the First Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Jan 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 Christine Kelly Nichols has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 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
9 other attorneys list Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 2000, and all 10 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2000, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Karol K. Sparks | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Thomas Michael Gniot | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Owen H. Smith | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Jeffrey Joseph Davidson | 2010 | Currently registered |
| Abdul Rasheed Mitha | 2011 | Currently registered |
All 10 registrations that list Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg 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
Christine Kelly Nichols studied at Indiana University Maurer School of Law (the register spells it “INDIANA UNIVERSITY”). 238 of its 934 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Christine Kelly Nichols was.
- Same law school
- 934living graduates; 85.7% 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, 452 were admitted before 2000 and 1,777 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 Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP10 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 2000; all 10 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- Indiana University Maurer School of Law graduates on the register934 living, 85.7% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20007,585 people admitted in 2000 are on the register, 2,884 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 Christine Kelly Nichols’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 Christine Kelly Nichols in 2000. 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).