John David Graubert
On the New York attorney register since 1982 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1826585
- Admitted
- 1982 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2028
John David Graubert is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1982 in the Second Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Apr 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 John David Graubert has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 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
471 other attorneys list Covington & Burling LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 14 of them were admitted before 1982, and 162 of the 472 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1982, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Marianne McKeon | 1981 | Currently registered |
| Ruben Kraiem | 1982 | Due to re‑register |
| Ellen Ruth Eliasoph | 1983 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Gary S. Guzy | 1983 | Currently registered |
| Clarence William Phillips | 1983 | 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
John David Graubert studied at Georgetown University Law Center. 1,192 of its 11,562 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as John David Graubert was.
- Same law school
- 11,562living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 400 were admitted before 1982 and 12,075 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, 14 of the others admitted before 1982; 162 of the 472 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Georgetown University Law Center graduates on the register11,562 living, 87.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19825,181 people admitted in 1982 are on the register, 2,061 of them through the Second 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 John David Graubert’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted John David Graubert in 1982. 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).