Leah Read
On the New York attorney register since 2019 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5726658
- Admitted
- 2019 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2027
Leah Read is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2019 in the First Department, with an office in Washington, DC; 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 Leah Read 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
95 other attorneys list Williams & Connolly LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 58 of them were admitted before 2019, and 95 of the 96 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2019, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Allison Sarah Eisen | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Matthew Brinson Elgin | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Chloe Metz Houdre | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Feyilana Lawoyin | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Altumash Nauman Mufti | 2019 | 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
Leah Read studied at University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (the register spells it “University of California Berkeley School of Law”). 817 of its 2,382 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Leah Read was.
- Same law school
- 2,382living graduates; 87.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 10,631 were admitted before 2019 and 1,537 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 Williams & Connolly LLP96 on the register, 58 of the others admitted before 2019; 95 of the 96 give an office in Washington, DC.
- University of California, Berkeley, School of Law graduates on the register2,382 living, 87.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20198,536 people admitted in 2019 are on the register, 2,652 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 Leah Read’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 Leah Read in 2019. 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).