Makala Mae Kaupalolo
On the New York attorney register since 2018 · office in Palo Alto, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5613856
- Admitted
- 2018 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Makala Mae Kaupalolo is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2018 in the First Department, with an office in Palo Alto, CA; next registration due Jun 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 Makala Mae Kaupalolo has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- 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
1,307 other attorneys list Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 604 of them were admitted before 2018, and 19 of the 1,308 give an office in Palo Alto, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2018, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Erensu Altan | 2018 | Due to re‑register |
| Javad Asghari | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Brian Thomas Bodensteiner | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Lauren Waveney Brazier | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Nicholas Raymond Brown | 2018 | 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
Makala Mae Kaupalolo studied at Harvard Law School. 3,482 of its 14,378 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Makala Mae Kaupalolo was.
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Palo Alto, CA
- 393living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 393 living registrants with an office in Palo Alto, CA, 328 were admitted before 2018 and 55 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, 604 of the others admitted before 2018; 19 of the 1,308 give an office in Palo Alto, CA.
- Harvard Law School graduates on the register14,378 living, 86.1% registered; 104 of them list Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Palo Alto, CA393 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20188,750 people admitted in 2018 are on the register, 2,626 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 Makala Mae Kaupalolo’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 Makala Mae Kaupalolo in 2018. 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).