Craig Aaron Benson
On the New York attorney register since 2012 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5049861
- Admitted
- 2012 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Oct 2028
Craig Aaron Benson is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2012 in the Third Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Oct 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 Craig Aaron Benson has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Oct 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
1,147 other attorneys list Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 412 of them were admitted before 2012, and 49 of the 1,148 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2012, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Civitello Angel | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Elana Deborah Bensoul | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Bonnie Chen | 2012 | Due to re‑register |
| Hilary Beamer Christian | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Daniel William Evans | 2012 | Suspended, delinquent |
All 1,148 registrations that list Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison 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
Craig Aaron Benson studied at Georgetown University Law Center. 3,165 of its 11,562 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Craig Aaron Benson was.
- Same law school
- 11,562living 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, 7,350 were admitted before 2012 and 4,692 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 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP1,148 on the register, 412 of the others admitted before 2012; 49 of the 1,148 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Georgetown University Law Center graduates on the register11,562 living, 87.9% registered; 47 of them list Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20129,632 people admitted in 2012 are on the register, 4,129 of them through the Third 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 Craig Aaron Benson’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Craig Aaron Benson in 2012. 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).