Debra Rose Cardinali
On the New York attorney register since 1989 · office in New Haven, CT
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2313989
- Admitted
- 1989 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Oct 2027
Debra Rose Cardinali 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 Haven, CT; next registration due Oct 2027. 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 Debra Rose Cardinali has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Oct 2027.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register 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
105 other attorneys list Wiggin and Dana LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 9 of them were admitted before 1989, and 28 of the 106 give an office in New Haven, CT. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1989, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lloyd Daniels | 1988 | Due to re‑register |
| Patricia Mignon Kavee-Melick | 1988 | Currently registered |
| James Herron Bicks | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Francis Joseph Duffin | 1990 | Due to re‑register |
| Michael Grundei | 1990 | 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
Debra Rose Cardinali studied at University of Virginia School of Law. 534 of its 4,707 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Debra Rose Cardinali was.
- Same law school
- 4,707living graduates; 87.2% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New Haven, CT
- 429living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 429 living registrants with an office in New Haven, CT, 50 were admitted before 1989 and 372 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 Wiggin and Dana LLP106 on the register, 9 of the others admitted before 1989; 28 of the 106 give an office in New Haven, CT.
- University of Virginia School of Law graduates on the register4,707 living, 87.2% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in New Haven, CT429 living registrants give an office there.
- 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 Debra Rose Cardinali’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 Debra Rose Cardinali in 1989. 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).