Douglas Kenneth Schnell
On the New York attorney register since 2006 · office in Palo Alto, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4374898
- Admitted
- 2006 · First Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Nov 2026
Douglas Kenneth Schnell is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2006 in the First Department, with an office in Palo Alto, CA; next registration due Nov 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.”. We count that spelling with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
229 other attorneys list Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 48 of them were admitted before 2006, and 28 of the 230 give an office in Palo Alto, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2006, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Allison Dawn Blixt | 2006 | Due to re‑register |
| Rebecca Lee Degraw | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Timothy Alexander Key | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Andrew Russell Ralston | 2006 | Due to re‑register |
| Johana Vanessa Roberts | 2006 | Currently registered |
All 230 registrations that list Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
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 Kenneth Schnell studied at Cornell Law School. 1,467 of its 7,028 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Douglas Kenneth Schnell was.
- Same law school
- 7,028living graduates; 87.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Palo Alto, CA
- 393living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 393 living registrants with an office in Palo Alto, CA, 161 were admitted before 2006 and 221 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 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati230 on the register, 48 of the others admitted before 2006; 28 of the 230 give an office in Palo Alto, CA.
- Cornell Law School graduates on the register7,028 living, 87.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Palo Alto, CA393 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20068,638 people admitted in 2006 are on the register, 3,107 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Kenneth Schnell’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 Kenneth Schnell in 2006. 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).