Sameer Afaq Ghaznavi
On the New York attorney register since 2012 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5007026
- Admitted
- 2012 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
Sameer Afaq Ghaznavi is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2012 in the Third Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Aug 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Sameer Afaq Ghaznavi has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Norton Rose Fulbright”. We count that spelling with Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
388 other attorneys list Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 212 of them were admitted before 2012, and 12 of the 389 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2012, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Deanne Michelle Barrow | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Jason Ian Blanchard | 2012 | Due to re‑register |
| James Alan Copeland | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Arthur E. Kimball-Stanley | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Anne Camille Laredo | 2012 | Suspended, delinquent |
All 389 registrations that list Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
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
Sameer Afaq Ghaznavi studied at University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (the register spells it “University of Maryland School of Law”). 294 of its 818 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Sameer Afaq Ghaznavi was.
- Same law school
- 818living graduates; 88.3% 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, 1,181 were admitted before 2012 and 1,002 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 Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP389 on the register, 212 of the others admitted before 2012; 12 of the 389 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law graduates on the register818 living, 88.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20129,632 people admitted in 2012 are on the register, 4,129 of them through the Third 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 Sameer Afaq Ghaznavi’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Sameer Afaq Ghaznavi in 2012. 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).