Mark Louis Austrian
On the New York attorney register since 1971 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1256684
- Admitted
- 1971 · First Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Jul 2026
Mark Louis Austrian is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1971 in the First Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Jul 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The registration was due in Jul 2026 and the register has not recorded it as filed.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- 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
210 other attorneys list Kelley Drye & Warren LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1971, and 14 of the 211 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1971, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| David Earl Barry | 1969 | Due to re‑register |
| Robert Leighton Haig | 1971 | Currently registered |
| William A. Krohley | 1971 | Due to re‑register |
| John Joseph Lynagh | 1972 | Currently registered |
| David Lovelace Vaughan | 1972 | Due to re‑register |
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
Mark Louis Austrian studied at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (the register spells it “UNIV OF PENNSYLVANIA”). 277 of its 6,843 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Mark Louis Austrian was.
- Same law school
- 6,843living graduates; 88.7% 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, 87 were admitted before 1971 and 12,420 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 Kelley Drye & Warren LLP211 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1971; 14 of the 211 give an office in Washington, DC.
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School graduates on the register6,843 living, 88.7% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19711,869 people admitted in 1971 are on the register, 757 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Mark Louis Austrian’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 Mark Louis Austrian in 1971. 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).