Daniel F. Thomas
On the New York attorney register since 2008 · office in Poughkeepsie, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4556734
- Admitted
- 2008 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2028
Daniel F. Thomas is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2008 in the Second Department, with an office in Poughkeepsie, NY; next registration due Sep 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Daniel F. Thomas has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
9 other attorneys list Van Dewater & van Dewater, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 6 of them were admitted before 2008, and all 10 give an office in Poughkeepsie, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2008, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Supple Mensch | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Kyle William Barnett | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Ross H. Gould | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Danielle Erica Strauch | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Sarah Elizabeth Ryan | 2021 | Currently registered |
All 10 registrations that list Van Dewater & van Dewater, 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
Daniel F. Thomas studied at Albany Law School (the register spells it “ALBANY LAW SCHOOL”). 1,952 of its 10,183 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Daniel F. Thomas was.
- Same law school
- 10,183living graduates; 91.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Poughkeepsie, NY
- 437living registrants
Of the 437 living registrants with an office in Poughkeepsie, NY, 279 were admitted before 2008 and 150 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 Van Dewater & van Dewater, LLP10 on the register, 6 of the others admitted before 2008; all 10 give an office in Poughkeepsie, NY.
- Albany Law School graduates on the register10,183 living, 91.3% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Poughkeepsie, NY437 living registrants give an office there.
- Dutchess County’s registered bar754 currently registered, 2.53 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20089,683 people admitted in 2008 are on the register, 2,438 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 Daniel F. Thomas’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 Daniel F. Thomas in 2008. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Dutchess 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).