John Christopher Balzano
On the New York attorney register since 2006 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4401642
- Admitted
- 2006 · Third Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Oct 2026
John Christopher Balzano is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2006 in the Third Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Oct 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
471 other attorneys list Covington & Burling LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 130 of them were admitted before 2006, and 235 of the 472 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2006, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Meghann Elizabeth Donahue | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Michael Newton Kennedy | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Karema Tiffany Page | 2006 | Due to re‑register |
| David Zorian Pinsky | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Elizabeth Kennett Speth | 2006 | 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
John Christopher Balzano studied at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law (the register spells it “WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ST. LOUIS”). 386 of its 1,878 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as John Christopher Balzano was.
- Same law school
- 1,878living graduates; 89.3% 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, 38,701 were admitted before 2006 and 52,887 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 Covington & Burling LLP472 on the register, 130 of the others admitted before 2006; 235 of the 472 give an office in New York, NY.
- Washington University in St. Louis School of Law graduates on the register1,878 living, 89.3% 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 20068,638 people admitted in 2006 are on the register, 2,950 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 John Christopher Balzano’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 John Christopher Balzano in 2006. 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).