Karel Drevinek
On the New York attorney register since 1997 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2836146
- Admitted
- 1997 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2027
Karel Drevinek is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1997 in the Third Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jan 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 Karel Drevinek has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 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
667 other attorneys list Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 79 of them were admitted before 1997, and 563 of the 668 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1997, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Scott Barr | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Jason Bradley Esralew | 1997 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Robert H. Frastai | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Christian David Gillis | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Adam C. Hemlock | 1997 | 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
Karel Drevinek studied at Columbia Law School (the register spells it “COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW”). 2,635 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Karel Drevinek was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% 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, 22,995 were admitted before 1997 and 68,993 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 Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP668 on the register, 79 of the others admitted before 1997; 563 of the 668 give an office in New York, NY.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% 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 19977,066 people admitted in 1997 are on the register, 1,696 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 Karel Drevinek’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 Karel Drevinek in 1997. 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).