Matthew Edwin Steinmetz
On the New York attorney register since 1988 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2342475
- Admitted
- 1988 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Matthew Edwin Steinmetz 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 Chicago, IL; next registration due May 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 Edwin Steinmetz has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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
1,463 other attorneys list Kirkland & Ellis LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 5 of them were admitted before 1988, and 75 of the 1,464 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1988, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Susan Deborah Golden | 1988 | Due to re‑register |
| Sandra Cara Goldstein | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Jay Philip Lefkowitz | 1988 | Due to re‑register |
| Norman Christopher Butler | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Patrick Charles Gallagher | 1989 | 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 Edwin Steinmetz studied at Notre Dame Law School (the register spells it “NOTRE DAME”). 129 of its 1,384 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Matthew Edwin Steinmetz was.
- Same law school
- 1,384living graduates; 88.9% 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, 137 were admitted before 1988 and 2,113 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 Kirkland & Ellis LLP1,464 on the register, 5 of the others admitted before 1988; 75 of the 1,464 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- Notre Dame Law School graduates on the register1,384 living, 88.9% registered; 12 of them list Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- 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 Matthew Edwin Steinmetz’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 Matthew Edwin Steinmetz in 1988. 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).