Denise Crystal Vaughn
On the New York attorney register since 2023 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 6052708
- Admitted
- 2023 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2027
Denise Crystal Vaughn is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2023 in the Third Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due Feb 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 Denise Crystal Vaughn has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
109 other attorneys list Barnes & Thornburg LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 99 of them were admitted before 2023, and 10 of the 110 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2023, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bryan De Jesus Castro De Leon | 2023 | Currently registered |
| Veronica Rose Kampfe | 2023 | Currently registered |
| Briana Rae Martinotti | 2023 | Currently registered |
| Kenneth Cole Cooper | 2024 | Due to re‑register |
| Rachel Brooke Forman | 2024 | 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 Crystal Vaughn studied at University of Illinois College of Law. 141 of its 769 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Denise Crystal Vaughn was.
- Same law school
- 769living graduates; 87.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Chicago, IL
- 2,265living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,265 living registrants with an office in Chicago, IL, 2,050 were admitted before 2023 and 142 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 Barnes & Thornburg LLP110 on the register, 99 of the others admitted before 2023; 10 of the 110 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- University of Illinois College of Law graduates on the register769 living, 87.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20238,985 people admitted in 2023 are on the register, 3,260 of them through the Third 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 Denise Crystal Vaughn’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Denise Crystal Vaughn in 2023. 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).