Christopher James McClain
On the New York attorney register since 2018 · office in White Plains, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5597489
- Admitted
- 2018 · Second Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Nov 2026
Christopher James McClain is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2018 in the Second Department, with an office in White Plains, NY; next registration due Nov 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
89 other attorneys list Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 47 of them were admitted before 2018, and 11 of the 90 give an office in White Plains, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2018, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ehsan Akbari | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Brendan Anderson Johnson | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Charlene Theresa Lanez | 2018 | Due to re‑register |
| Tyler Daniel Abboud | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Colin Dennehy Brucia | 2019 | Currently registered |
All 90 registrations that list Wood Smith Henning & Berman 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
Christopher James McClain studied at Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University (the register spells it “Pace Law School”). 1,807 of its 8,033 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Christopher James McClain was.
- Same law school
- 8,033living graduates; 90.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in White Plains, NY
- 3,313living registrants
Of the 3,313 living registrants with an office in White Plains, NY, 2,876 were admitted before 2018 and 393 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 Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP90 on the register, 47 of the others admitted before 2018; 11 of the 90 give an office in White Plains, NY.
- Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University graduates on the register8,033 living, 90.0% registered; 10 of them list Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP.
- Attorneys with an office in White Plains, NY3,313 living registrants give an office there.
- Westchester County’s registered bar7,255 currently registered, 7.26 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20188,750 people admitted in 2018 are on the register, 2,267 of them through the Second Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 McClain’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 McClain in 2018. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Westchester 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).