Douglas A. Doetsch
On the New York attorney register since 1987 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2116440
- Admitted
- 1987 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Nov 2027
Douglas A. Doetsch is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1987 in the First Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Nov 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 Douglas A. Doetsch has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Nov 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
491 other attorneys list Mayer Brown LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 20 of them were admitted before 1987, and 42 of the 492 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1987, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Marie Lucien Atamian | 1986 | Currently registered |
| Scott Peter Perlman | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Richard A. Spehr | 1987 | Currently registered |
| John Joseph Sullivan | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Brian Trust | 1987 | 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
Douglas A. Doetsch studied at Columbia Law School. 1,985 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Douglas A. Doetsch was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% 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, 127 were admitted before 1987 and 2,128 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 Mayer Brown LLP492 on the register, 20 of the others admitted before 1987; 42 of the 492 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19875,948 people admitted in 1987 are on the register, 1,999 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 Douglas A. Doetsch’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 Douglas A. Doetsch in 1987. 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).