Christopher James Desmond
On the New York attorney register since 2008 · office in Boston, MA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4608873
- Admitted
- 2008 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Christopher James Desmond is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2008 in the Second Department, with an office in Boston, MA; 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 Christopher James Desmond 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
390 other attorneys list Dechert LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 137 of them were admitted before 2008, and 10 of the 391 give an office in Boston, MA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2008, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gregory Todd Chuebon | 2008 | Currently registered |
| David W. Forti | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Jason Daniel Gerstein | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Alon M. Goldberger | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Brooke Skartvedt Guven | 2008 | 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
Christopher James Desmond studied at New York University School of Law (the register spells it “NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW”). 4,696 of its 23,248 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Christopher James Desmond was.
- Same law school
- 23,248living graduates; 86.5% 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, 1,229 were admitted before 2008 and 1,607 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 Dechert LLP391 on the register, 137 of the others admitted before 2008; 10 of the 391 give an office in Boston, MA.
- New York University School of Law graduates on the register23,248 living, 86.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Boston, MA2,932 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20089,683 people admitted in 2008 are on the register, 2,438 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 Christopher James Desmond’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 Christopher James Desmond in 2008. 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).