Stephen Cooper Hawley
On the New York attorney register since 2014 · office in Charleston, SC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5267752
- Admitted
- 2014 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Stephen Cooper Hawley is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2014 in the Third Department, with an office in Charleston, SC; next registration due May 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 Stephen Cooper Hawley has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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
236 other attorneys list K&L Gates LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 145 of them were admitted before 2014. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2014, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Priya Chadha | 2014 | Delinquent |
| Cynthia Gail Claytor | 2014 | Delinquent |
| Alicyn Lyle Gilbert | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Jamila Elaine Hollins | 2014 | Due to re‑register |
| Aleksandr Imas | 2014 | 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 Cooper Hawley studied at Wake Forest University School of Law (the register spells it “WAKE FOREST”). 185 of its 522 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Stephen Cooper Hawley was.
- Same law school
- 522living graduates; 91.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Charleston, SC
- 103living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 103 living registrants with an office in Charleston, SC, 67 were admitted before 2014 and 31 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 K&L Gates LLP237 on the register, 145 of the others admitted before 2014.
- Wake Forest University School of Law graduates on the register522 living, 91.0% registered; 3 of them list K&L Gates LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Charleston, SC103 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 201410,747 people admitted in 2014 are on the register, 4,172 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 Cooper Hawley’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 Cooper Hawley in 2014. 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).