Katherine Shields Draper
On the New York attorney register since 2014 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5269709
- Admitted
- 2014 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2028
Katherine Shields Draper is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2014 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; 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 Katherine Shields Draper 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
1,307 other attorneys list Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 445 of them were admitted before 2014, and 1,049 of the 1,308 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2014, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| James Matthew Beebe | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Bissie Katharine Bonner | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Adam Jeffrey Brunk | 2014 | Currently registered |
| James Jay Chin | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Sean Galen Dougherty | 2014 | Currently registered |
All 1,308 registrations that list Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
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
Katherine Shields Draper studied at University of Texas School of Law. 515 of its 1,711 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Katherine Shields Draper was.
- Same law school
- 1,711living graduates; 85.8% 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, 57,082 were admitted before 2014 and 33,603 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 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP1,308 on the register, 445 of the others admitted before 2014; 1,049 of the 1,308 give an office in New York, NY.
- University of Texas School of Law graduates on the register1,711 living, 85.8% registered; 10 of them list Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
- 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 201410,747 people admitted in 2014 are on the register, 3,283 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 Katherine Shields Draper’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 Katherine Shields Draper in 2014. 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).