Stephen Rainer-William Benz
On the New York attorney register since 2021 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5861018
- Admitted
- 2021 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2027
Stephen Rainer-William Benz is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2021 in the Third Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Feb 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 Stephen Rainer-William Benz has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Baker Hostetler LLP”. We count that spelling with Baker & Hostetler LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
251 other attorneys list Baker & Hostetler LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 221 of them were admitted before 2021, and 31 of the 252 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2021, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Dillon Cheatle | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Madison Joan Gaudreau | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Chelsea Janelle Getz | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Michael Robert Greubel | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Travis William Gunn | 2021 | 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
Stephen Rainer-William Benz studied at Georgetown University Law Center. 2,114 of its 11,562 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Stephen Rainer-William Benz was.
- Same law school
- 11,562living graduates; 87.9% 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, 11,356 were admitted before 2021 and 933 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 Baker & Hostetler LLP252 on the register, 221 of the others admitted before 2021; 31 of the 252 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Georgetown University Law Center graduates on the register11,562 living, 87.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20217,829 people admitted in 2021 are on the register, 3,571 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 Stephen Rainer-William Benz’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 Stephen Rainer-William Benz in 2021. 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).