Virginia Gardner Kain
On the New York attorney register since 2023 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 6053300
- Admitted
- 2023 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Nov 2027
Virginia Gardner Kain is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2023 in the Third Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Nov 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 Virginia Gardner Kain has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Nov 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP”. We count that spelling with A&O Shearman, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
585 other attorneys list A&O Shearman or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 462 of them were admitted before 2023, and 350 of the 586 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2023, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Noah Herman Blum | 2023 | Currently registered |
| Sean Tyler Boren | 2023 | Currently registered |
| Grace Haeun Cho | 2023 | Currently registered |
| Yoon Sik Choi | 2023 | Currently registered |
| Sophie Rose Copenhaver | 2023 | 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
Virginia Gardner Kain studied at Boston College Law School. 543 of its 3,260 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Virginia Gardner Kain was.
- Same law school
- 3,260living graduates; 87.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 81,173 were admitted before 2023 and 8,718 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 A&O Shearman586 on the register, 462 of the others admitted before 2023; 350 of the 586 give an office in New York, NY.
- Boston College Law School graduates on the register3,260 living, 87.8% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20238,985 people admitted in 2023 are on the register, 3,260 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 Virginia Gardner Kain’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 Virginia Gardner Kain in 2023. 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).