David C. Drewes
On the New York attorney register since 2002 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4026019
- Admitted
- 2002 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2028
David C. Drewes is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2002 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jul 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 David C. Drewes has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register 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
664 other attorneys list Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 114 of them were admitted before 2002, and 546 of the 665 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2002, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Acri | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Elizabeth Jean Bower | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Soumyalatha Dayananda | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Matthew Stephen Freimuth | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Jennifer Lynne Mercer | 2002 | Suspended, delinquent |
All 665 registrations that list Willkie Farr & Gallagher 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
David C. Drewes studied at Columbia Law School. 3,978 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as David C. Drewes was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% 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, 31,301 were admitted before 2002 and 60,553 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 Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP665 on the register, 114 of the others admitted before 2002; 546 of the 665 give an office in New York, NY.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% 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 20027,981 people admitted in 2002 are on the register, 2,478 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 David C. Drewes’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 David C. Drewes in 2002. 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).