Donald W. Kiel
On the New York attorney register since 2017 · office in Newark, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5536016
- Admitted
- 2017 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2027
Donald W. Kiel is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2017 in the Third Department, with an office in Newark, NJ; next registration due Aug 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 Donald W. Kiel has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 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
236 other attorneys list K&L Gates LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 168 of them were admitted before 2017, and 27 of the 237 give an office in Newark, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2017, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Bohdan Bozydaj | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Guillermo Santiago Christensen | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Kylie Spangler Herring | 2017 | Delinquent |
| John Tanner Honea | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Philip Tae Kyung Johann Lee | 2017 | Delinquent |
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
Donald W. Kiel studied at American University Washington College of Law. 1,368 of its 4,261 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Donald W. Kiel was.
- Same law school
- 4,261living graduates; 88.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Newark, NJ
- 1,842living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,842 living registrants with an office in Newark, NJ, 1,397 were admitted before 2017 and 391 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 K&L Gates LLP237 on the register, 168 of the others admitted before 2017; 27 of the 237 give an office in Newark, NJ.
- American University Washington College of Law graduates on the register4,261 living, 88.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Newark, NJ1,842 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20178,202 people admitted in 2017 are on the register, 3,162 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 Donald W. Kiel’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 Donald W. Kiel in 2017. 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).