Jacob Matthew Ely
On the New York attorney register since 2021 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5861745
- Admitted
- 2021 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Oct 2027
Jacob Matthew Ely is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2021 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Oct 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Jacob Matthew Ely has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Oct 2027.
- 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 “Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP”. We count that spelling with A&O Shearman, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
585 other attorneys list A&O Shearman or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 412 of them were admitted before 2021, and 350 of the 586 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2021, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle L Bone | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Maxence Nicolas Boucher | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Andrew Joseph Calamari | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Xiaoyu Ding | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Kyle Robert Heagney | 2021 | 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
Jacob Matthew Ely studied at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (the register spells it “Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law”). 1,951 of its 12,878 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Jacob Matthew Ely was.
- Same law school
- 12,878living graduates; 88.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 75,518 were admitted before 2021 and 15,286 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 A&O Shearman586 on the register, 412 of the others admitted before 2021; 350 of the 586 give an office in New York, NY.
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University graduates on the register12,878 living, 88.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20217,829 people admitted in 2021 are on the register, 2,126 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 Jacob Matthew Ely’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 Jacob Matthew Ely in 2021. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York County, where the register places the office.
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).