Russell James Waterman Hoffman
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.
- 5486782
- Admitted
- 2017 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2027
Russell James Waterman Hoffman 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. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Russell James Waterman Hoffman has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 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
829 other attorneys list White & Case LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 455 of them were admitted before 2017. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2017, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Arthur Alfonsi | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Andrea Amulic | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Gregory Alexander Arutiunov | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Sedi Gerald Asem | 2017 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Brett Lynn Bakemeyer | 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
Russell James Waterman Hoffman studied at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (the register spells it “University of Pennsylvania Law School”). 1,924 of its 6,843 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Russell James Waterman Hoffman was.
- Same law school
- 6,843living graduates; 88.7% 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 White & Case LLP830 on the register, 455 of the others admitted before 2017.
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School graduates on the register6,843 living, 88.7% 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 Russell James Waterman Hoffman’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 Russell James Waterman Hoffman 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).