Taera Kim Franklin
On the New York attorney register since 2004 · office in Houston, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4259339
- Admitted
- 2004 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Taera Kim Franklin is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2004 in the First Department, with an office in Houston, TX; next registration due Mar 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 Taera Kim Franklin has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 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
4 other attorneys list Munck Wilson Mandala or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 2004. The 4 whose admission is closest to 2004, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Steven A. Fleckman | 1976 | Due to re‑register |
| William August Munck | 1994 | Due to re‑register |
| Hongyu Wang | 2023 | Currently registered |
| Brent Jay Lehman | 2024 | 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
Taera Kim Franklin studied at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (the register spells it “BENJAMIN N. CARDOZO”). 2,933 of its 12,878 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Taera Kim Franklin was.
- Same law school
- 12,878living graduates; 88.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Houston, TX
- 1,463living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,463 living registrants with an office in Houston, TX, 401 were admitted before 2004 and 1,023 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
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University graduates on the register12,878 living, 88.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Houston, TX1,463 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20048,407 people admitted in 2004 are on the register, 3,062 of them through the First 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 Taera Kim Franklin’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Taera Kim Franklin in 2004. 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).