Kenneth Bernard Black Jr.
On the New York attorney register since 2024 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 6134282
- Admitted
- 2024 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Kenneth Bernard Black Jr. is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2024 in the Third Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Feb 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 Kenneth Bernard Black Jr. has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
491 other attorneys list Mayer Brown LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 427 of them were admitted before 2024, and 42 of the 492 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2024, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Thomas Abraham | 2024 | Currently registered |
| Samantha Lynn Bellina | 2024 | Currently registered |
| Lauren Crystal Blanchard | 2024 | Currently registered |
| Jessica Bontemps | 2024 | Currently registered |
| Brian Emil Brown | 2024 | 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
Kenneth Bernard Black Jr. studied at University of North Carolina School of Law (the register spells it “University of NC Chapel Hill School of Law”). 147 of its 873 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Kenneth Bernard Black Jr. was.
- Same law school
- 873living graduates; 89.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Chicago, IL
- 2,265living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,265 living registrants with an office in Chicago, IL, 2,123 were admitted before 2024 and 73 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 Mayer Brown LLP492 on the register, 427 of the others admitted before 2024; 42 of the 492 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- University of North Carolina School of Law graduates on the register873 living, 89.5% registered; 4 of them list Mayer Brown LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20248,938 people admitted in 2024 are on the register, 3,836 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 Kenneth Bernard Black Jr.’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 Kenneth Bernard Black Jr. in 2024. 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).