Mary Elaine Johnston
On the New York attorney register since 1988 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2183010
- Admitted
- 1988 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2028
Mary Elaine Johnston is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1988 in the Third Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Sep 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 Mary Elaine Johnston has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP”. We count that spelling with A&O Shearman, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
585 other attorneys list A&O Shearman or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 26 of them were admitted before 1988, and 350 of the 586 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1988, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Joseph Cannon III | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Richard B. Alsop | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Stephen Robert Fishbein | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Alan S. Goudiss | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Saralyn Mary Cohen | 1989 | 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
Mary Elaine Johnston studied at University of Michigan Law School (the register spells it “MICHIGAN”). 501 of its 4,806 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Mary Elaine Johnston was.
- Same law school
- 4,806living graduates; 86.9% 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, 11,793 were admitted before 1988 and 80,771 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 A&O Shearman586 on the register, 26 of the others admitted before 1988; 350 of the 586 give an office in New York, NY.
- University of Michigan Law School graduates on the register4,806 living, 86.9% 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 19886,238 people admitted in 1988 are on the register, 1,150 of them through the Third 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 Mary Elaine Johnston’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Mary Elaine Johnston in 1988. 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).