Mark Howard Francis
On the New York attorney register since 2007 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4452751
- Admitted
- 2007 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2027
Mark Howard Francis is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2007 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Dec 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 Mark Howard Francis has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 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
454 other attorneys list Holland & Knight LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 178 of them were admitted before 2007, and 218 of the 455 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2007, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Herman Rom Zvi Lipkis | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Jerry Lynn Metcalf | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Daniel Charles Neustadt | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Jonah Lee Price | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Lara M. Rios | 2007 | 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
Mark Howard Francis studied at Fordham University School of Law. 4,485 of its 20,418 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Mark Howard Francis was.
- Same law school
- 20,418living graduates; 87.9% 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, 40,717 were admitted before 2007 and 50,767 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 Holland & Knight LLP455 on the register, 178 of the others admitted before 2007; 218 of the 455 give an office in New York, NY.
- Fordham University School of Law graduates on the register20,418 living, 87.9% 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 20078,913 people admitted in 2007 are on the register, 2,528 of them through the Second 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 Mark Howard Francis’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Mark Howard Francis in 2007. 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).