Paula Elizabeth Hopkins
On the New York attorney register since 2006 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4394722
- Admitted
- 2006 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2028
Paula Elizabeth Hopkins is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2006 in the First Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Jul 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 Paula Elizabeth Hopkins has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 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
236 other attorneys list Venable LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 82 of them were admitted before 2006, and 43 of the 237 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2006, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Michele Van Patten Frank | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Sarah Sheldon Brooks | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Brian David Koosed | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Mark Elliott Schamel | 2006 | Due to re‑register |
| Julia Kernochan Tama | 2006 | Due to re‑register |
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
Paula Elizabeth Hopkins studied at Columbia Law School. 3,978 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Paula Elizabeth Hopkins was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% 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, 4,677 were admitted before 2006 and 7,489 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 Venable LLP237 on the register, 82 of the others admitted before 2006; 43 of the 237 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20068,638 people admitted in 2006 are on the register, 3,107 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 Paula Elizabeth Hopkins’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 Paula Elizabeth Hopkins in 2006. 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).