Shahriar M. Raafi
On the New York attorney register since 2018 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5580543
- Admitted
- 2018 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2028
Shahriar M. Raafi is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2018 in the Third Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Apr 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 Shahriar M. Raafi has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 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
26 other attorneys list Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 20 of them were admitted before 2018, and 23 of the 27 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2018, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Black | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Todd Evan Phillips | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Jack David Solano | 2018 | Due to re‑register |
| Lauren Grace Smith | 2020 | Currently registered |
| Zachary A Zamore | 2020 | 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
Shahriar M. Raafi studied at University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (the register spells it “UC BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW”). 817 of its 2,382 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Shahriar M. Raafi was.
- Same law school
- 2,382living graduates; 87.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 10,208 were admitted before 2018 and 1,896 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 Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered27 on the register, 20 of the others admitted before 2018; 23 of the 27 give an office in Washington, DC.
- University of California, Berkeley, School of Law graduates on the register2,382 living, 87.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20188,750 people admitted in 2018 are on the register, 3,556 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 Shahriar M. Raafi’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 Shahriar M. Raafi in 2018. 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).