Matthew Brandon Phelps
On the New York attorney register since 2011 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4942835
- Admitted
- 2011 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2027
Matthew Brandon Phelps is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2011 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Feb 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 Brandon Phelps has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
196 other attorneys list Wilmerhale or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 48 of them were admitted before 2011, and 121 of the 197 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2011, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Ann Donovan | 2010 | Due to re‑register |
| Tania Christine Faransso | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Isley Markman Gostin | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Jungeun Jekkie Kim | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Andrew Ross Stein | 2011 | Suspended, delinquent |
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 Brandon Phelps studied at George Washington University Law School (the register spells it “GEORGE WASHINGTON U. LAW SCHOOL”). 1,770 of its 6,333 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Matthew Brandon Phelps was.
- Same law school
- 6,333living graduates; 88.8% 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, 50,001 were admitted before 2011 and 41,360 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 Wilmerhale197 on the register, 48 of the others admitted before 2011; 121 of the 197 give an office in New York, NY.
- George Washington University Law School graduates on the register6,333 living, 88.8% 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 20119,856 people admitted in 2011 are on the register, 2,525 of them through the Second 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 Brandon Phelps’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Matthew Brandon Phelps in 2011. 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).