Betsy Desoye
On the New York attorney register since 1981 · office in White Plains, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1748276
- Admitted
- 1981 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Betsy Desoye is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1981 in the Second Department, with an office in White Plains, NY; 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 Betsy Desoye 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
6 other attorneys list Baker, Leshko, Saline & Drapeau, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1981, and all 7 give an office in White Plains, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1981, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchell John Baker | 1981 | Currently registered |
| Kathleen A. Drapeau | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Gary L. Leshko | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Anthony Christopher Saline | 2004 | Currently registered |
| Katie Wendle | 2015 | 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
Betsy Desoye studied at Brooklyn Law School (the register spells it “BROOKLYN LAW”). 2,861 of its 20,058 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Betsy Desoye was.
- Same law school
- 20,058living graduates; 86.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in White Plains, NY
- 3,313living registrants
Of the 3,313 living registrants with an office in White Plains, NY, 357 were admitted before 1981 and 2,909 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
- Brooklyn Law School graduates on the register20,058 living, 86.6% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in White Plains, NY3,313 living registrants give an office there.
- Westchester County’s registered bar7,255 currently registered, 7.26 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19814,916 people admitted in 1981 are on the register, 2,027 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 Betsy Desoye’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 Betsy Desoye in 1981. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Westchester 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).