Edward Scott Best
On the New York attorney register since 2020 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5776836
- Admitted
- 2020 · Third Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Nov 2026
Edward Scott Best is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2020 in the Third Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; 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
664 other attorneys list Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 403 of them were admitted before 2020, and 11 of the 665 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2020, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Natalia B. Benitez | 2020 | Currently registered |
| Connor Paul Burns | 2020 | Due to re‑register |
| Angelo Cerimele | 2020 | Delinquent |
| Samara L Cohen | 2020 | Due to re‑register |
| Gianluca Darena | 2020 | Currently registered |
All 665 registrations that list Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
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
Edward Scott Best studied at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. 83 of its 307 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Edward Scott Best was.
- Same law school
- 307living graduates; 91.2% 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, 1,863 were admitted before 2020 and 337 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 Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP665 on the register, 403 of the others admitted before 2020; 11 of the 665 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law graduates on the register307 living, 91.2% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20208,276 people admitted in 2020 are on the register, 3,652 of them through the Third 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 Edward Scott Best’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Edward Scott Best in 2020. 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).