Barbara L. Kirschten
On the New York attorney register since 1983 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1890979
- Admitted
- 1983 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2027
Barbara L. Kirschten is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1983 in the Second Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Apr 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 Barbara L. Kirschten has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 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
193 other attorneys list Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1983, and 44 of the 194 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1983, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Robert J. Gunther Jr | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Howard M. Shapiro | 1986 | Currently registered |
| David Charles Marcus | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Robert Mark Finkel | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Christian Ludwig Duvernoy | 1989 | Currently registered |
All 194 registrations that list Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr 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
Barbara L. Kirschten studied at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (the register spells it “NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY”). 170 of its 3,128 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Barbara L. Kirschten was.
- Same law school
- 3,128living graduates; 87.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 452 were admitted before 1983 and 12,015 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 Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP194 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1983; 44 of the 194 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law graduates on the register3,128 living, 87.0% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19835,424 people admitted in 1983 are on the register, 2,263 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 Barbara L. Kirschten’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 Barbara L. Kirschten in 1983. 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).