Samuel Milton Paullin
On the New York attorney register since 2020 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5785159
- Admitted
- 2020 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2028
Samuel Milton Paullin is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2020 in the Second Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Sep 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 Samuel Milton Paullin has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
421 other attorneys list Cooley LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 276 of them were admitted before 2020. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2020, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Angeline Xin Chen | 2020 | Currently registered |
| Kevin Li Cheng | 2020 | Due to re‑register |
| Dennis Frederick Craig II | 2020 | Currently registered |
| Yingting Fu | 2020 | Due to re‑register |
| Ryan Scott Genkin | 2020 | 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
Samuel Milton Paullin studied at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (the register spells it “Northwestern University School of Law Chicago”). 751 of its 3,128 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Samuel Milton Paullin was.
- Same law school
- 3,128living graduates; 87.0% 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, 1,863 were admitted before 2020 and 337 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 Cooley LLP422 on the register, 276 of the others admitted before 2020.
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law graduates on the register3,128 living, 87.0% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20208,276 people admitted in 2020 are on the register, 2,166 of them through the Second 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 Samuel Milton Paullin’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Samuel Milton Paullin in 2020. 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).