Samera Syeda Ludwig
On the New York attorney register since 2000 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 3049871
- Admitted
- 2000 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Samera Syeda Ludwig is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2000 in the First Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Mar 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Samera Syeda Ludwig has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 2028.
- 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
87 other attorneys list Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 19 of them were admitted before 2000, and 4 of the 88 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2000, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Julie Barker Pape | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Sonia Baldia | 2000 | Due to re‑register |
| Christine Patricia James | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Christopher John Woods | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Gregory P Silberman | 2001 | Currently registered |
All 88 registrations that list Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton 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
Samera Syeda Ludwig studied at Columbia Law School (the register spells it “COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW”). 3,978 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Samera Syeda Ludwig was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% 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, 452 were admitted before 2000 and 1,777 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 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP88 on the register, 19 of the others admitted before 2000; 4 of the 88 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20007,585 people admitted in 2000 are on the register, 2,884 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 Samera Syeda Ludwig’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 Samera Syeda Ludwig in 2000. 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).