Martin Q. Ruhaak
On the New York attorney register since 2008 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4604112
- Admitted
- 2008 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
Martin Q. Ruhaak is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2008 in the First Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Aug 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 Martin Q. Ruhaak has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 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
622 other attorneys list Ropes & Gray LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 128 of them were admitted before 2008, and 14 of the 623 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2008, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Husam Badawi | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Isabel Katherine Reichardt Dische | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Brett Ross Friedman | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Leonora Rachel Gogolak | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| Yana Dobkin Guss | 2008 | 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
Martin Q. Ruhaak studied at Syracuse University College of Law. 1,259 of its 7,168 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Martin Q. Ruhaak was.
- Same law school
- 7,168living graduates; 87.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Chicago, IL
- 2,265living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,265 living registrants with an office in Chicago, IL, 853 were admitted before 2008 and 1,325 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 Ropes & Gray LLP623 on the register, 128 of the others admitted before 2008; 14 of the 623 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- Syracuse University College of Law graduates on the register7,168 living, 87.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20089,683 people admitted in 2008 are on the register, 3,620 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 Martin Q. Ruhaak’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 Martin Q. Ruhaak in 2008. 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).