Mason Hammond Drake
On the New York attorney register since 1994 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2611895
- Admitted
- 1994 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Mason Hammond Drake is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1994 in the First Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Dec 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Mason Hammond Drake has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 2026.
- 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
188 other attorneys list Akerman LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 47 of them were admitted before 1994, and 9 of the 189 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1994, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Sigmund Lichtenstein | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Jonathan Alan Beckham | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Victoria Jane Boker Doyle | 1995 | Delinquent |
| Joanne Gelfand | 1995 | Delinquent |
| Marcy Hahn-Saperstein | 1995 | 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
Mason Hammond Drake studied at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (the register spells it “Northwestern University School of Law Chicago”). 253 of its 3,128 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Mason Hammond Drake was.
- Same law school
- 3,128living graduates; 87.0% 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, 260 were admitted before 1994 and 1,984 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 Akerman LLP189 on the register, 47 of the others admitted before 1994; 9 of the 189 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law graduates on the register3,128 living, 87.0% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19946,410 people admitted in 1994 are on the register, 2,228 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 Mason Hammond Drake’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 Mason Hammond Drake in 1994. 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).