Douglas Samuel Zolkind
On the New York attorney register since 2009 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4695680
- Admitted
- 2009 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2027
Douglas Samuel Zolkind is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2009 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Sep 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 Samuel Zolkind has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 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; 220 of them were admitted before 2009, and 675 of the 773 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2009, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Ari Auerbach | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Heeyoung Bae | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Alison Elaine Buckley-Serfass | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Erin Lynn Cleary | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Patrick Allan Fuller | 2009 | 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 Samuel Zolkind studied at Cornell Law School. 1,467 of its 7,028 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Douglas Samuel Zolkind was.
- Same law school
- 7,028living graduates; 87.8% 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, 45,161 were admitted before 2009 and 45,994 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, 220 of the others admitted before 2009; 675 of the 773 give an office in New York, NY.
- Cornell Law School graduates on the register7,028 living, 87.8% registered; 27 of them list Debevoise & Plimpton 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 200910,203 people admitted in 2009 are on the register, 2,712 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 Douglas Samuel Zolkind’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 Douglas Samuel Zolkind in 2009. 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).