Elizabeth Jean Taggart
On the New York attorney register since 2009 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4684262
- Admitted
- 2009 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2027
Elizabeth Jean Taggart is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2009 in the First Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Apr 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 Elizabeth Jean Taggart has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 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
293 other attorneys list Reed Smith LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 112 of them were admitted before 2009. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2009, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel David Birch | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| Keri Susanne Bruce | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| Christina Buensuceso | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Christopher Michael Sheaffer | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Samantha Mary Walsh | 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
Elizabeth Jean Taggart studied at George Washington University Law School (the register spells it “GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY”). 1,549 of its 6,333 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Elizabeth Jean Taggart was.
- Same law school
- 6,333living graduates; 88.8% 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, 940 were admitted before 2009 and 1,247 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 Reed Smith LLP294 on the register, 112 of the others admitted before 2009.
- George Washington University Law School graduates on the register6,333 living, 88.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 200910,203 people admitted in 2009 are on the register, 3,831 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 Elizabeth Jean Taggart’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 Elizabeth Jean Taggart in 2009. 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).