Matthew Reed Bentley
On the New York attorney register since 2017 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5524467
- Admitted
- 2017 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Oct 2027
Matthew Reed Bentley is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2017 in the First Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Oct 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 Matthew Reed Bentley has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Oct 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
203 other attorneys list ArentFox Schiff LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 147 of them were admitted before 2017, and 13 of the 204 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2017, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Estevez | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Scott Bryan Lepene | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Tyler Eric Margolis | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Samantha Brooke Pyes | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Sonul C. Rao | 2017 | 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 Reed Bentley studied at University of Illinois College of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS”). 283 of its 769 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Matthew Reed Bentley was.
- Same law school
- 769living graduates; 87.1% 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, 1,625 were admitted before 2017 and 565 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 ArentFox Schiff LLP204 on the register, 147 of the others admitted before 2017; 13 of the 204 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- University of Illinois College of Law graduates on the register769 living, 87.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20178,202 people admitted in 2017 are on the register, 2,536 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 Matthew Reed Bentley’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 Matthew Reed Bentley in 2017. 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).