Christopher Paul Johnson
On the New York attorney register since 1987 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2109395
- Admitted
- 1987 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2027
Christopher Paul Johnson is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1987 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Apr 2027. 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 Paul Johnson has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 2027.
- 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 “McKool Smith, P.C.”. We count that spelling with McKool Smith, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
42 other attorneys list McKool Smith or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1987, and 31 of the 43 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1987, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hugh Massey Ray | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Steven Jay Rizzi | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Daniel Walter Levy | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Angela Dawn McKee | 1998 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Ayana Malene Rivers | 1999 | 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 Paul Johnson studied at University of Virginia School of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA”). 534 of its 4,707 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Christopher Paul Johnson was.
- Same law school
- 4,707living graduates; 87.2% 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, 10,844 were admitted before 1987 and 81,811 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 McKool Smith43 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1987; 31 of the 43 give an office in New York, NY.
- University of Virginia School of Law graduates on the register4,707 living, 87.2% 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 19875,948 people admitted in 1987 are on the register, 2,491 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 Paul Johnson’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 Paul Johnson in 1987. 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).