PlainAttorney Register file of Sep 29, 2026 · NY Office of Court Administration, via data.ny.gov

Maheen Samia Akter

On the New York attorney register since 2026 · office in Buffalo, NY

PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.

Registration No.
6284541
Admitted
2026 · Fourth Department
Status
Currently registered
Next registration
Jun 2028

Maheen Samia Akter is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2026 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Buffalo, NY; next registration due Jun 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 Maheen Samia Akter has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 2028.

  1. Currently registered unchanged
  2. Currently registered unchanged
  3. 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

218 other attorneys list Hodgson Russ LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 210 of them were admitted before 2026, and 141 of the 219 give an office in Buffalo, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2026, earliest first:

AttorneyAdmittedStatus
Zachary Thomas Anne2026Currently registered
Bryan Matthew Carlo2026Currently registered
Andrew John Cegielski2026Currently registered
Ava Jane Horgan2026Currently registered
Madeline Geli Miller2026Currently registered

All 219 registrations that list Hodgson Russ 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

Maheen Samia Akter studied at University of Toronto Faculty of Law. 297 of its 939 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Maheen Samia Akter was.

Same law school
939living graduates; 91.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
Office in Buffalo, NY
3,467living registrants

Of the 3,467 living registrants with an office in Buffalo, NY, 3,394 were admitted before 2026 and 0 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

  1. Everyone who lists Hodgson Russ LLP219 on the register, 210 of the others admitted before 2026; 141 of the 219 give an office in Buffalo, NY.
  2. University of Toronto Faculty of Law graduates on the register939 living, 91.4% registered.
  3. Attorneys with an office in Buffalo, NY3,467 living registrants give an office there.
  4. Erie County’s registered bar4,149 currently registered, 4.36 per 1,000 residents.
  5. Admitted in 20266,220 people admitted in 2026 are on the register, 279 of them through the Fourth Department.
  6. Every registration that reads “Currently registered”286,911 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
  7. 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 Maheen Samia Akter’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Maheen Samia Akter in 2026. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Erie 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).

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