Erika Lee Bentley
On the New York attorney register since 2024 · office in Albany, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 6138119
- Admitted
- 2024 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Erika Lee Bentley is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2024 in the Third Department, with an office in Albany, NY; next registration due May 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Erika Lee Bentley has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 2028.
- 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
31 other attorneys list Couch White, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 28 of them were admitted before 2024, and all 32 give an office in Albany, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2024, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Melanie Mae Franco | 2020 | Due to re‑register |
| Ryan Eric Baal | 2023 | Currently registered |
| Christina Nicole Marvin | 2024 | Due to re‑register |
| Cole Hunter Stevens | 2024 | Due to re‑register |
| Colin Balarama Wind | 2026 | 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
Erika Lee Bentley studied at Albany Law School. 1,000 of its 10,183 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Erika Lee Bentley was.
- Same law school
- 10,183living graduates; 91.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Albany, NY
- 3,678living registrants
Of the 3,678 living registrants with an office in Albany, NY, 3,421 were admitted before 2024 and 159 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 Couch White, LLP32 on the register, 28 of the others admitted before 2024; all 32 give an office in Albany, NY.
- Albany Law School graduates on the register10,183 living, 91.3% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Albany, NY3,678 living registrants give an office there.
- Albany County’s registered bar3,767 currently registered, 11.88 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20248,938 people admitted in 2024 are on the register, 3,836 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 Erika Lee Bentley’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 Erika Lee Bentley in 2024. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Third Department’s grievance committee, which covers Albany 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).