Jennifer Gayle Smith
On the New York attorney register since 1998 · office in Bethesda, MD
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2869063
- Admitted
- 1998 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Jennifer Gayle Smith is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1998 in the First Department, with an office in Bethesda, MD; next registration due Dec 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Jennifer Gayle Smith has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 2026.
- 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
4 other attorneys list Walker & Dunlop or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1998, and 2 of the 5 give an office in Bethesda, MD. The 4 whose admission is closest to 1998, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Corey Alexandra Debnam | 2006 | Due to re‑register |
| Skaidrit Anat Bateman | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Edwin Rafael Cortes | 2010 | Currently registered |
| Christy Tirtatunggal | 2017 | 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
Jennifer Gayle Smith studied at Fordham University School of Law (the register spells it “FORDHAM UNIVERSITY”). 3,687 of its 20,418 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Jennifer Gayle Smith was.
- Same law school
- 20,418living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Bethesda, MD
- 349living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 349 living registrants with an office in Bethesda, MD, 146 were admitted before 1998 and 193 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
- Fordham University School of Law graduates on the register20,418 living, 87.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Bethesda, MD349 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19987,302 people admitted in 1998 are on the register, 2,659 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 Jennifer Gayle Smith’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 Jennifer Gayle Smith 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).