David Mackenzie Grimes
On the New York attorney register since 1991 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2405009
- Admitted
- 1991 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2027
David Mackenzie Grimes is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1991 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Apr 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 David Mackenzie Grimes has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 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
256 other attorneys list Alston & Bird LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 11 of them were admitted before 1991, and 174 of the 257 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1991, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Karen Beth Gelernt | 1990 | Currently registered |
| Ellen Maria Goodwin | 1990 | Currently registered |
| Kevin Miller | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Diane Ulla Mage Roberts | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Michael Craig Hefter | 1992 | 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
David Mackenzie Grimes studied at Emory University School of Law (the register spells it “EMORY UNIVERSITY”). 326 of its 2,405 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as David Mackenzie Grimes was.
- Same law school
- 2,405living graduates; 89.4% 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, 15,047 were admitted before 1991 and 77,397 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 Alston & Bird LLP257 on the register, 11 of the others admitted before 1991; 174 of the 257 give an office in New York, NY.
- Emory University School of Law graduates on the register2,405 living, 89.4% registered; 19 of them list Alston & Bird LLP.
- 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 19916,456 people admitted in 1991 are on the register, 2,205 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 David Mackenzie Grimes’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 David Mackenzie Grimes in 1991. 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).