Samantha Jean Hovaniec
On the New York attorney register since 2019 · office in Raleigh, NC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5693098
- Admitted
- 2019 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Oct 2027
Samantha Jean Hovaniec is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2019 in the First Department, with an office in Raleigh, NC; next registration due Oct 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 Samantha Jean Hovaniec has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Oct 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
6 other attorneys list Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 5 of them were admitted before 2019, and 3 of the 7 give an office in Raleigh, NC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2019, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Iain Macsween | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Daniel Decederfelt Adams | 2010 | Currently registered |
| Justin Nathaniel Outling | 2010 | Currently registered |
| Sarah Nudelman Schiavone | 2014 | Due to re‑register |
| Sydney Raven Booker | 2019 | 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
Samantha Jean Hovaniec studied at University of North Carolina School of Law (the register spells it “University of NC Chapel Hill School of Law”). 254 of its 873 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Samantha Jean Hovaniec was.
- Same law school
- 873living graduates; 89.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Raleigh, NC
- 331living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 331 living registrants with an office in Raleigh, NC, 285 were admitted before 2019 and 37 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
- University of North Carolina School of Law graduates on the register873 living, 89.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Raleigh, NC331 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20198,536 people admitted in 2019 are on the register, 2,652 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 Samantha Jean Hovaniec’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 Samantha Jean Hovaniec in 2019. 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).