Valerie Christine Etienne
On the New York attorney register since 2018 · office in New York City, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5561758
- Admitted
- 2018 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Valerie Christine Etienne is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2018 in the Second Department, with an office in New York City, NY; next registration due Dec 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Valerie Christine Etienne has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 2026.
- 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 “Akin”. We count that spelling with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
427 other attorneys list Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 246 of them were admitted before 2018. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2018, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Grace Atkins | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Brooks King Barker | 2018 | Due to re‑register |
| Joseph Eunjae Cho | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Bradley Cho | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Nicole Ashley Greenstein | 2018 | Currently registered |
All 428 registrations that list Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
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
Valerie Christine Etienne studied at Brooklyn Law School. 3,848 of its 20,058 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Valerie Christine Etienne was.
- Same law school
- 20,058living graduates; 86.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York City, NY
- 42living registrants
Of the 42 living registrants with an office in New York City, NY, 15 were admitted before 2018 and 25 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 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP428 on the register, 246 of the others admitted before 2018.
- Brooklyn Law School graduates on the register20,058 living, 86.6% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York City, NY42 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20188,750 people admitted in 2018 are on the register, 2,267 of them through the Second 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 Valerie Christine Etienne’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Valerie Christine Etienne in 2018. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York County, where the register places the office.
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).