Cynthia Lynne Harkness
On the New York attorney register since 1987 · office in Dallas, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2129047
- Admitted
- 1987 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Oct 2027
Cynthia Lynne Harkness is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1987 in the First Department, with an office in Dallas, TX; next registration due Oct 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 Cynthia Lynne Harkness has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Oct 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
134 other attorneys list Foley & Lardner LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 14 of them were admitted before 1987. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1987, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ruben Diaz Jr | 1985 | Delinquent |
| Robert Allen Scher | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Philippe Yoland Riesen | 1988 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Beth Irene Zimmerman Boland | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Antoinette F. Konski | 1989 | 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
Cynthia Lynne Harkness studied at University of Texas School of Law. 121 of its 1,711 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Cynthia Lynne Harkness was.
- Same law school
- 1,711living graduates; 85.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Dallas, TX
- 1,009living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,009 living registrants with an office in Dallas, TX, 67 were admitted before 1987 and 936 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 Foley & Lardner LLP135 on the register, 14 of the others admitted before 1987.
- University of Texas School of Law graduates on the register1,711 living, 85.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Dallas, TX1,009 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19875,948 people admitted in 1987 are on the register, 1,999 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 Cynthia Lynne Harkness’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 Cynthia Lynne Harkness in 1987. 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).