Rustin Matthew Brown
On the New York attorney register since 2013 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5159454
- Admitted
- 2013 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2027
Rustin Matthew Brown 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 Washington, DC; next registration due Sep 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 Rustin Matthew Brown has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 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
176 other attorneys list Vinson & Elkins LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 61 of them were admitted before 2013, and 17 of the 177 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2013, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| David John Berkery | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Zoya Bozhko | 2013 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Nicole Lauren Castle | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Melinda Jean Cooperman | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Joo Hyun Lee | 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
Rustin Matthew Brown studied at Howard University School of Law. 345 of its 1,210 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Rustin Matthew Brown was.
- Same law school
- 1,210living graduates; 86.7% 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, 7,835 were admitted before 2013 and 4,158 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 Vinson & Elkins LLP177 on the register, 61 of the others admitted before 2013; 17 of the 177 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Howard University School of Law graduates on the register1,210 living, 86.7% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 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 Rustin Matthew Brown’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 Rustin Matthew Brown 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).