Devika M. Balaram
On the New York attorney register since 2021 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5754593
- Admitted
- 2021 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2027
Devika M. Balaram is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2021 in the Second Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Mar 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 Devika M. Balaram has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 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
1,463 other attorneys list Kirkland & Ellis LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 848 of them were admitted before 2021, and 75 of the 1,464 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2021, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin E. Aguirre | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Fahad Alarifi | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Almoosa | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Samantha Jessica Balanevsky | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Elissabeth Conlon Berdini | 2021 | 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
Devika M. Balaram studied at New York University School of Law. 3,423 of its 23,248 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Devika M. Balaram was.
- Same law school
- 23,248living graduates; 86.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Chicago, IL
- 2,265living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,265 living registrants with an office in Chicago, IL, 1,928 were admitted before 2021 and 285 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 Kirkland & Ellis LLP1,464 on the register, 848 of the others admitted before 2021; 75 of the 1,464 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- New York University School of Law graduates on the register23,248 living, 86.5% registered; 119 of them list Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20217,829 people admitted in 2021 are on the register, 2,126 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 Devika M. Balaram’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 Devika M. Balaram in 2021. 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).