Heather Leigh Brown
On the New York attorney register since 2006 · office in Houston, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4389946
- Admitted
- 2006 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2028
Heather Leigh Brown is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2006 in the Third Department, with an office in Houston, TX; 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 Heather Leigh Brown 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
58 other attorneys list Bracewell LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 29 of them were admitted before 2006, and 7 of the 59 give an office in Houston, TX. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2006, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| David John Ball | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Daniel Eitan Hemli | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Nancy Morrison O’Connor | 2006 | Suspended, delinquent |
| David Alexander Shargel | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Edward Arthur Fierro | 2007 | 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
Heather Leigh Brown studied at University of Houston Law Center (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW”). 122 of its 423 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Heather Leigh Brown was.
- Same law school
- 423living graduates; 85.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Houston, TX
- 1,463living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,463 living registrants with an office in Houston, TX, 483 were admitted before 2006 and 929 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 Bracewell LLP59 on the register, 29 of the others admitted before 2006; 7 of the 59 give an office in Houston, TX.
- University of Houston Law Center graduates on the register423 living, 85.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Houston, TX1,463 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20068,638 people admitted in 2006 are on the register, 2,950 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 Heather Leigh Brown’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 Heather Leigh Brown in 2006. 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).