Christopher James Steskal
On the New York attorney register since 1995 · office in San Francisco, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2694362
- Admitted
- 1995 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2027
Christopher James Steskal is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1995 in the First Department, with an office in San Francisco, CA; next registration due Dec 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 James Steskal has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 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
179 other attorneys list Fenwick & West LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 10 of them were admitted before 1995, and 17 of the 180 give an office in San Francisco, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1995, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas Norman Cogen | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Scott J. Leichtner | 1996 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Adam Robert Gahtan | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Heidi Lawson | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Kevin Xavier McGann | 1997 | 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 Steskal studied at Harvard Law School. 2,161 of its 14,378 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Christopher James Steskal was.
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Francisco, CA
- 2,474living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,474 living registrants with an office in San Francisco, CA, 300 were admitted before 1995 and 2,142 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 Fenwick & West LLP180 on the register, 10 of the others admitted before 1995; 17 of the 180 give an office in San Francisco, CA.
- Harvard Law School graduates on the register14,378 living, 86.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Francisco, CA2,474 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19956,807 people admitted in 1995 are on the register, 2,362 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 James Steskal’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 James Steskal in 1995. 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).