James Joseph Benjamin Jr.
On the New York attorney register since 2001 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 3963964
- Admitted
- 2001 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Oct 2027
James Joseph Benjamin Jr. is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2001 in the First 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 James Joseph Benjamin Jr. 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
427 other attorneys list Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 59 of them were admitted before 2001, and 308 of the 428 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2001, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Elizabeth Coon | 2001 | Currently registered |
| William Vincent De Cordova | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Katherine Rachel Goldstein | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Natasha G. Kohne | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Arina Lekhel | 2001 | Currently registered |
All 428 registrations that list Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld 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
James Joseph Benjamin Jr. studied at University of Virginia School of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA”). 1,051 of its 4,707 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as James Joseph Benjamin Jr. was.
- Same law school
- 4,707living graduates; 87.2% 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, 29,600 were admitted before 2001 and 62,303 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 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP428 on the register, 59 of the others admitted before 2001; 308 of the 428 give an office in New York, NY.
- University of Virginia School of Law graduates on the register4,707 living, 87.2% 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 20017,416 people admitted in 2001 are on the register, 2,799 of them through the First 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 James Joseph Benjamin Jr.’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted James Joseph Benjamin Jr. in 2001. 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).