Ellen Lane Baker
On the New York attorney register since 1983 · office in Poughkeepsie, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1834662
- Admitted
- 1983 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2027
Ellen Lane Baker is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1983 in the Third Department, with an office in Poughkeepsie, NY; 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 Ellen Lane Baker 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
16 other attorneys list Mackey Catania & Whalen LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 4 of them were admitted before 1983, and 8 of the 17 give an office in Poughkeepsie, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1983, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Ransdell Butts | 1972 | Currently registered |
| Joseph Armistice Catania Jr. | 1978 | Currently registered |
| Richard John Olson | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Richard R. Duvall | 1986 | Due to re‑register |
| Paul Sherwood Ernenwein | 1996 | 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
Ellen Lane Baker studied at Albany Law School. 1,852 of its 10,183 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Ellen Lane Baker was.
- Same law school
- 10,183living graduates; 91.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Poughkeepsie, NY
- 437living registrants
Of the 437 living registrants with an office in Poughkeepsie, NY, 65 were admitted before 1983 and 366 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 Mackey Catania & Whalen LLP17 on the register, 4 of the others admitted before 1983; 8 of the 17 give an office in Poughkeepsie, NY.
- Albany Law School graduates on the register10,183 living, 91.3% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Poughkeepsie, NY437 living registrants give an office there.
- Dutchess County’s registered bar754 currently registered, 2.53 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19835,424 people admitted in 1983 are on the register, 948 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 Ellen Lane Baker’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 Ellen Lane Baker in 1983. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Dutchess 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).