Kristen Ann Rafael
On the New York attorney register since 2020 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5789748
- Admitted
- 2020 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
Kristen Ann Rafael is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2020 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Aug 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Kristen Ann Rafael has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register 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
551 other attorneys list Goodwin Procter LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 356 of them were admitted before 2020, and 343 of the 552 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2020, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clara Aragone Diaz | 2020 | Due to re‑register |
| Beth Ashbridge | 2020 | Due to re‑register |
| Zoe M Bellars | 2020 | Currently registered |
| Jason Andreas Benitez | 2020 | Currently registered |
| Lili Chen | 2020 | 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
Kristen Ann Rafael studied at Texas Tech University School of Law. 11 of its 72 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Kristen Ann Rafael was.
- Same law school
- 72living graduates; 81.9% 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, 72,909 were admitted before 2020 and 18,086 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 Goodwin Procter LLP552 on the register, 356 of the others admitted before 2020; 343 of the 552 give an office in New York, NY.
- Texas Tech University School of Law graduates on the register72 living, 81.9% 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 20208,276 people admitted in 2020 are on the register, 2,174 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 Kristen Ann Rafael’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 Kristen Ann Rafael in 2020. 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).