Jay Benjamin Gould
On the New York attorney register since 2012 · office in San Francisco, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5048020
- Admitted
- 2012 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2028
Jay Benjamin Gould is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2012 in the Third Department, with an office in San Francisco, CA; 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 Jay Benjamin Gould 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
158 other attorneys list Baker Botts LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 75 of them were admitted before 2012. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2012, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Charles Fusina | 2012 | Due to re‑register |
| Michael Sammie Goldberg | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Valeriya Kirsey | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Michael Edward Knierim | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Niall Ruairi Ohuiginn | 2012 | Suspended, delinquent |
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
Jay Benjamin Gould studied at Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law (the register spells it “Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law (DC)”). 255 of its 1,295 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Jay Benjamin Gould was.
- Same law school
- 1,295living graduates; 85.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Francisco, CA
- 2,474living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,474 living registrants with an office in San Francisco, CA, 1,413 were admitted before 2012 and 944 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 Baker Botts LLP159 on the register, 75 of the others admitted before 2012.
- Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law graduates on the register1,295 living, 85.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Francisco, CA2,474 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20129,632 people admitted in 2012 are on the register, 4,129 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 Jay Benjamin Gould’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 Jay Benjamin Gould in 2012. 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).