James I. Kaplan
On the New York attorney register since 2005 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4356556
- Admitted
- 2005 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2027
James I. Kaplan is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2005 in the First Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Sep 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 I. Kaplan has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 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
15 other attorneys list Quarles & Brady LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 4 of them were admitted before 2005, and 2 of the 16 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2005, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Otto W. Immel Jr. | 2000 | Due to re‑register |
| Brittany Shay Ogden | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Juan Carlos Espinoza | 2003 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Joanne Alnajjar Buser | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Jeffrey Robert Schneider | 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
James I. Kaplan studied at University of Chicago Law School. 721 of its 3,232 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as James I. Kaplan was.
- Same law school
- 3,232living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Chicago, IL
- 2,265living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,265 living registrants with an office in Chicago, IL, 670 were admitted before 2005 and 1,540 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 Quarles & Brady LLP16 on the register, 4 of the others admitted before 2005; 2 of the 16 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- University of Chicago Law School graduates on the register3,232 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20058,525 people admitted in 2005 are on the register, 3,154 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 I. Kaplan’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 I. Kaplan in 2005. 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).