Denise Elaine Backhouse
On the New York attorney register since 2000 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 3893682
- Admitted
- 2000 · First Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Nov 2026
Denise Elaine Backhouse is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2000 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Nov 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Littler Mendelson PC”. We count that spelling with Littler Mendelson, P.C., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
187 other attorneys list Littler Mendelson, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 47 of them were admitted before 2000, and 54 of the 188 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2000, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Karrie Shea Lukacsko | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Janene Sohng | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Sean Michael Fisher | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Hillary Ann Fraenkel | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Randy Shawn Gidseg | 2001 | 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
Denise Elaine Backhouse studied at Columbia Law School (the register spells it “COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY”). 3,978 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Denise Elaine Backhouse was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% 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, 27,880 were admitted before 2000 and 64,004 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 Littler Mendelson, P.C.188 on the register, 47 of the others admitted before 2000; 54 of the 188 give an office in New York, NY.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% 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 20007,585 people admitted in 2000 are on the register, 2,884 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Denise Elaine Backhouse’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 Denise Elaine Backhouse in 2000. 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).