Stephen Brian Farmer
On the New York attorney register since 2012 · office in Richmond, VA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5038922
- Admitted
- 2012 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
Stephen Brian Farmer 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 Richmond, VA; 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 Stephen Brian Farmer has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- 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
293 other attorneys list Reed Smith LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 127 of them were admitted before 2012. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2012, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Bouriat | 2012 | Due to re‑register |
| David Carlson | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Philip Wesley Danziger | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Han Deng | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Varsha Karkera Ghodasra | 2012 | 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 Brian Farmer studied at University of Virginia School of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA”). 1,243 of its 4,707 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Stephen Brian Farmer was.
- Same law school
- 4,707living graduates; 87.2% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Richmond, VA
- 220living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 220 living registrants with an office in Richmond, VA, 121 were admitted before 2012 and 89 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 Reed Smith LLP294 on the register, 127 of the others admitted before 2012.
- University of Virginia School of Law graduates on the register4,707 living, 87.2% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Richmond, VA220 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 Stephen Brian Farmer’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 Brian Farmer 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).