David James Hotelling
On the New York attorney register since 2017 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5485016
- Admitted
- 2017 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2027
David James Hotelling is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2017 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jan 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 James Hotelling has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 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
772 other attorneys list Debevoise & Plimpton LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 363 of them were admitted before 2017, and 675 of the 773 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2017, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Julia Jin-Young Ahn | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Erik Johan Andren | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Megan Kathleen Arrogante | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Stephanie Marie Cipolla | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Matthew Daly-Grafstein | 2017 | 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 James Hotelling studied at Harvard Law School. 3,482 of its 14,378 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as David James Hotelling was.
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% 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, 65,018 were admitted before 2017 and 26,082 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 Debevoise & Plimpton LLP773 on the register, 363 of the others admitted before 2017; 675 of the 773 give an office in New York, NY.
- Harvard Law School graduates on the register14,378 living, 86.1% 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 20178,202 people admitted in 2017 are on the register, 2,224 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 James Hotelling’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 James Hotelling in 2017. 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).