Karina Pergament Houghton
On the New York attorney register since 1994 · office in San Francisco, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2592798
- Admitted
- 1994 · Second Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Nov 2026
Karina Pergament Houghton is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1994 in the Second Department, with an office in San Francisco, CA; next registration due Nov 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
432 other attorneys list King & Spalding LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 19 of them were admitted before 1994. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1994, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew L. Biben | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Cindy Marcia Dowden | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Ron Daniel Franklin | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Jessica Joan-Marie Hagen | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Andrew Chapman Hruska | 1995 | 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
Karina Pergament Houghton studied at University of Denver Sturm College of Law. 67 of its 418 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Karina Pergament Houghton was.
- Same law school
- 418living graduates; 80.4% 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, 270 were admitted before 1994 and 2,174 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 King & Spalding LLP433 on the register, 19 of the others admitted before 1994.
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law graduates on the register418 living, 80.4% registered; 2 of them list King & Spalding LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Francisco, CA2,474 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19946,410 people admitted in 1994 are on the register, 2,392 of them through the Second 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 Karina Pergament Houghton’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 Karina Pergament Houghton in 1994. 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).