Nikhila Raj
On the New York attorney register since 2013 · office in Seattle, WA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5172325
- Admitted
- 2013 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2027
Nikhila Raj is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2013 in the First Department, with an office in Seattle, WA; next registration due Jan 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 Nikhila Raj has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Perkins Coie LLP”. We count that spelling with Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
286 other attorneys list Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 119 of them were admitted before 2013, and 27 of the 287 give an office in Seattle, WA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2013, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Bryce Allen | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Mark Edward Dendinger | 2013 | Currently registered |
| John Dudley Esterhay | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Zhibin Fan | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Christopher Michael Katsimagles | 2013 | 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
Nikhila Raj studied at USC Gould School of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA”). 528 of its 1,147 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Nikhila Raj was.
- Same law school
- 1,147living graduates; 86.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Seattle, WA
- 948living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 948 living registrants with an office in Seattle, WA, 580 were admitted before 2013 and 321 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 Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP287 on the register, 119 of the others admitted before 2013; 27 of the 287 give an office in Seattle, WA.
- USC Gould School of Law graduates on the register1,147 living, 86.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Seattle, WA948 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 201310,251 people admitted in 2013 are on the register, 2,956 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 Nikhila Raj’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 Nikhila Raj in 2013. 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).