Edwin Rafael Cortes
On the New York attorney register since 2010 · office in Bethesda, MD
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4849840
- Admitted
- 2010 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
Edwin Rafael Cortes is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2010 in the Third Department, with an office in Bethesda, MD; next registration due Jan 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Edwin Rafael Cortes has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 2028.
- 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
4 other attorneys list Walker & Dunlop or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 3 of them were admitted before 2010, and 2 of the 5 give an office in Bethesda, MD. The 4 whose admission is closest to 2010, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Gayle Smith | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Corey Alexandra Debnam | 2006 | Due to re‑register |
| Skaidrit Anat Bateman | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Christy Tirtatunggal | 2017 | 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
Edwin Rafael Cortes studied at University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (the register spells it “UNIV. OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF LAW”). 294 of its 818 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Edwin Rafael Cortes was.
- Same law school
- 818living graduates; 88.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Bethesda, MD
- 349living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 349 living registrants with an office in Bethesda, MD, 262 were admitted before 2010 and 73 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
- University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law graduates on the register818 living, 88.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Bethesda, MD349 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 201010,128 people admitted in 2010 are on the register, 3,925 of them through the Third 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 Edwin Rafael Cortes’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 Edwin Rafael Cortes in 2010. 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).