Gretchen Hoff Varner
On the New York attorney register since 2008 · office in San Francisco, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4500047
- Admitted
- 2008 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Gretchen Hoff Varner is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2008 in the Second Department, with an office in San Francisco, CA; next registration due May 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Gretchen Hoff Varner has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register 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
471 other attorneys list Covington & Burling LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 143 of them were admitted before 2008, and 10 of the 472 give an office in San Francisco, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2008, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Paul Chiodo | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| Anne Yujin Lee | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| Daniel Barrett Levine | 2008 | Delinquent |
| Micaela Rosann Hurley McMurrough | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| Judy Man Ni Mok | 2008 | 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
Gretchen Hoff Varner studied at Yale Law School (the register spells it “YALE LAW SCHOOL”). 1,055 of its 5,039 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Gretchen Hoff Varner was.
- Same law school
- 5,039living graduates; 85.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Francisco, CA
- 2,474living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,474 living registrants with an office in San Francisco, CA, 1,014 were admitted before 2008 and 1,357 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 Covington & Burling LLP472 on the register, 143 of the others admitted before 2008; 10 of the 472 give an office in San Francisco, CA.
- Yale Law School graduates on the register5,039 living, 85.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Francisco, CA2,474 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20089,683 people admitted in 2008 are on the register, 2,438 of them through the Second 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 Gretchen Hoff Varner’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Gretchen Hoff Varner in 2008. 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).