Susan Gail Hughes
On the New York attorney register since 1997 · office in Atlanta, GA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2803591
- Admitted
- 1997 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Oct 2027
Susan Gail Hughes is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1997 in the Third Department, with an office in Atlanta, GA; next registration due Oct 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 Susan Gail Hughes has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Oct 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
3 other attorneys list Balch & Bingham LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1997. The 3 whose admission is closest to 1997, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Brent Tompkins | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Joanna Christina Boardman Kuklinski | 2020 | Currently registered |
| William Lucien Smith Jr. | 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
Susan Gail Hughes studied at University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO”). 1,970 of its 9,828 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Susan Gail Hughes was.
- Same law school
- 9,828living graduates; 90.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Atlanta, GA
- 1,277living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,277 living registrants with an office in Atlanta, GA, 267 were admitted before 1997 and 983 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
- University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) graduates on the register9,828 living, 90.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Atlanta, GA1,277 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19977,066 people admitted in 1997 are on the register, 1,696 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 Susan Gail Hughes’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 Susan Gail Hughes in 1997. 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).