Carolyn Beth Handler
On the New York attorney register since 1989 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2251445
- Admitted
- 1989 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2027
Carolyn Beth Handler is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1989 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; 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 Carolyn Beth Handler 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
165 other attorneys list Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 27 of them were admitted before 1989, and all 166 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1989, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Maryann Clemente | 1988 | Due to re‑register |
| Daniel Abraham Lowenthal III | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Geoffrey Potter | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Herman Henri Raspe | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Timothy James Eaton | 1991 | Suspended, delinquent |
All 166 registrations that list Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler 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
Carolyn Beth Handler studied at Fordham University School of Law (the register spells it “FORDHAM”). 2,886 of its 20,418 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Carolyn Beth Handler was.
- Same law school
- 20,418living graduates; 87.9% 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, 12,833 were admitted before 1989 and 79,650 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 Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP166 on the register, 27 of the others admitted before 1989; all 166 give an office in New York, NY.
- Fordham University School of Law graduates on the register20,418 living, 87.9% 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 19896,247 people admitted in 1989 are on the register, 2,150 of them through the First 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 Carolyn Beth Handler’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Carolyn Beth Handler in 1989. 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).