Saif Maan Askar
On the New York attorney register since 2021 · office in Houston, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5833181
- Admitted
- 2021 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2027
Saif Maan Askar is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2021 in the First Department, with an office in Houston, TX; 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 Saif Maan Askar 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
42 other attorneys list McKool Smith or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 28 of them were admitted before 2021, and 3 of the 43 give an office in Houston, TX. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2021, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Grant Lawrence Johnson | 2020 | Due to re‑register |
| Hal Martin Shimkoski | 2020 | Currently registered |
| Michael Edward Catapano | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Nina Marie Labovich | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Lauren Hillary Simenauer | 2022 | 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
Saif Maan Askar studied at Columbia Law School. 3,116 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Saif Maan Askar was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Houston, TX
- 1,463living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,463 living registrants with an office in Houston, TX, 1,259 were admitted before 2021 and 163 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 McKool Smith43 on the register, 28 of the others admitted before 2021; 3 of the 43 give an office in Houston, TX.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Houston, TX1,463 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20217,829 people admitted in 2021 are on the register, 1,820 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 Saif Maan Askar’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 Saif Maan Askar in 2021. 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).