Hideki Akiyama
On the New York attorney register since 1998 · office in Raleigh, NC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2864742
- Admitted
- 1998 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2028
Hideki Akiyama is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1998 in the Second Department, with an office in Raleigh, NC; next registration due Jul 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 Hideki Akiyama has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Womble Bond Dickinson”. We count that spelling with Womble Bond Dickinson (Us) LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
82 other attorneys list Womble Bond Dickinson (Us) LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 17 of them were admitted before 1998, and 5 of the 83 give an office in Raleigh, NC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1998, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph A. Patella | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Lee Kavel Van Voorhis | 1997 | Currently registered |
| James E. Connelly | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Edward Lee Schnitzer | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Erica T. Rayburn | 1999 | Currently registered |
All 83 registrations that list Womble Bond Dickinson (Us) LLP
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
Hideki Akiyama studied at Duke University School of Law. 505 of its 3,789 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Hideki Akiyama was.
- Same law school
- 3,789living graduates; 88.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Raleigh, NC
- 331living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 331 living registrants with an office in Raleigh, NC, 77 were admitted before 1998 and 246 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 Womble Bond Dickinson (Us) LLP83 on the register, 17 of the others admitted before 1998; 5 of the 83 give an office in Raleigh, NC.
- Duke University School of Law graduates on the register3,789 living, 88.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Raleigh, NC331 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19987,302 people admitted in 1998 are on the register, 2,431 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 Hideki Akiyama’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 Hideki Akiyama in 1998. 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).