Wes Benter
On the New York attorney register since 2019 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5723861
- Admitted
- 2019 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2027
Wes Benter is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2019 in the Second Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Feb 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 Wes Benter has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
432 other attorneys list King & Spalding LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 269 of them were admitted before 2019. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2019, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Andro Atlaga | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Edward Alexander Benoit | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Andrew Eric Brod | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Richard Steven Christian Burks | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Dora Wing Lam Chan | 2019 | 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
Wes Benter studied at Fordham University School of Law. 4,360 of its 20,418 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Wes Benter was.
- Same law school
- 20,418living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Chicago, IL
- 2,265living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,265 living registrants with an office in Chicago, IL, 1,775 were admitted before 2019 and 402 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 King & Spalding LLP433 on the register, 269 of the others admitted before 2019.
- Fordham University School of Law graduates on the register20,418 living, 87.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20198,536 people admitted in 2019 are on the register, 2,245 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 Wes Benter’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 Wes Benter in 2019. 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).