Ernie Lee Cochran II
On the New York attorney register since 2020 · office in Charleston, SC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5791751
- Admitted
- 2020 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2028
Ernie Lee Cochran II is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2020 in the Third Department, with an office in Charleston, SC; next registration due Apr 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 Ernie Lee Cochran II has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 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
236 other attorneys list K&L Gates LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 194 of them were admitted before 2020. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2020, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Torie Samantha Ainsztein | 2020 | Currently registered |
| Jessica Margaret Brodman | 2020 | Currently registered |
| Lucas William Brown | 2020 | Due to re‑register |
| Brian Matthew Daley | 2020 | Currently registered |
| Christian Russell Flemming | 2020 | 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
Ernie Lee Cochran II studied at University of Virginia School of Law. 755 of its 4,707 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Ernie Lee Cochran II was.
- Same law school
- 4,707living graduates; 87.2% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Charleston, SC
- 103living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 103 living registrants with an office in Charleston, SC, 91 were admitted before 2020 and 8 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 K&L Gates LLP237 on the register, 194 of the others admitted before 2020.
- University of Virginia School of Law graduates on the register4,707 living, 87.2% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Charleston, SC103 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 “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 Ernie Lee Cochran II’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 Ernie Lee Cochran II 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).