Christopher Raleigh
On the New York attorney register since 1981 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1720622
- Admitted
- 1981 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2028
Christopher Raleigh is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1981 in the First Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Sep 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Christopher Raleigh has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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 “Cozen O’Connor, P.C.”. We count that spelling with Cozen O’Connor, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
240 other attorneys list Cozen O’Connor or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 7 of them were admitted before 1981, and 13 of the 241 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1981, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey Alan Feintuch | 1979 | Delinquent |
| Peter Beal Magnuson | 1979 | Delinquent |
| Jerry H. Goldfeder | 1980 | Currently registered |
| J Bruce Maffeo | 1980 | Currently registered |
| Geoffrey D. Ferrer | 1982 | 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 Raleigh studied at Fordham University School of Law (the register spells it “FORDHAM LAW SCHOOL”). 2,886 of its 20,418 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Christopher Raleigh was.
- Same law school
- 20,418living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 364 were admitted before 1981 and 12,127 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 Cozen O’Connor241 on the register, 7 of the others admitted before 1981; 13 of the 241 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Fordham University School of Law graduates on the register20,418 living, 87.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19814,916 people admitted in 1981 are on the register, 1,643 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 Christopher Raleigh’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 Christopher Raleigh in 1981. 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).