Matthew Ryan Benner
On the New York attorney register since 2012 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4982310
- Admitted
- 2012 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
Matthew Ryan Benner is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2012 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Jan 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Matthew Ryan Benner has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 2028.
- 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
The only other attorney who lists Cherian LLP or one of its other names:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lijuan Zhang | 2025 | 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
Matthew Ryan Benner studied at Cornell Law School. 1,717 of its 7,028 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Matthew Ryan Benner was.
- Same law school
- 7,028living graduates; 87.8% 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, 7,350 were admitted before 2012 and 4,692 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
- Cornell Law School graduates on the register7,028 living, 87.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20129,632 people admitted in 2012 are on the register, 351 of them through the Fourth 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 Matthew Ryan Benner’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Matthew Ryan Benner in 2012. 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).