Dawn Watson
On the New York attorney register since 1986 · office in Woodbury, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2084846
- Admitted
- 1986 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2028
Dawn Watson is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1986 in the Second Department, with an office in Woodbury, NY; next registration due Jul 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 Dawn Watson has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 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
10 other attorneys list Keller O’Reilly & Watson or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 3 of them were admitted before 1986, and all 11 give an office in Woodbury, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1986, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Christopher Watson | 1982 | Currently registered |
| Matthew M. McDonough | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Vincent James Petrozzo Jr | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Dana K. Palmieri | 1986 | Currently registered |
| Patrick J. Engle | 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
Dawn Watson studied at Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (the register spells it “OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY”). 60 of its 623 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Dawn Watson was.
- Same law school
- 623living graduates; 88.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Woodbury, NY
- 398living registrants
Of the 398 living registrants with an office in Woodbury, NY, 59 were admitted before 1986 and 333 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 Keller O’Reilly & Watson11 on the register, 3 of the others admitted before 1986; all 11 give an office in Woodbury, NY.
- Ohio State University Moritz College of Law graduates on the register623 living, 88.4% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Woodbury, NY398 living registrants give an office there.
- Nassau County’s registered bar9,622 currently registered, 6.92 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19866,111 people admitted in 1986 are on the register, 2,598 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 Dawn Watson’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 Dawn Watson in 1986. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District, which covers Nassau 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).