Everett Joseph Cygal
On the New York attorney register since 2002 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4086559
- Admitted
- 2002 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Everett Joseph Cygal is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2002 in the Third Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Dec 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Everett Joseph Cygal has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 2026.
- 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
203 other attorneys list ArentFox Schiff LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 63 of them were admitted before 2002, and 13 of the 204 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2002, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hunter T. Carter | 2002 | Due to re‑register |
| Chiara Giuliani | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Sara Decatur Judge | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Mamta K Shah | 2002 | Currently registered |
| James M. Westerlind | 2002 | Due to re‑register |
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
Everett Joseph Cygal studied at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (the register spells it “NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY”). 758 of its 3,128 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Everett Joseph Cygal was.
- Same law school
- 3,128living graduates; 87.0% 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, 522 were admitted before 2002 and 1,691 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 ArentFox Schiff LLP204 on the register, 63 of the others admitted before 2002; 13 of the 204 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law graduates on the register3,128 living, 87.0% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20027,981 people admitted in 2002 are on the register, 2,250 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 Everett Joseph Cygal’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 Everett Joseph Cygal in 2002. 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).