Kara McGuinness-Hickey
On the New York attorney register since 2007 · office in Brooklyn, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4525275
- Admitted
- 2007 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2027
Kara McGuinness-Hickey is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2007 in the Second Department, with an office in Brooklyn, 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 Kara McGuinness-Hickey 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
114 other attorneys list Mental Hygiene Legal Service or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 39 of them were admitted before 2007, and 11 of the 115 give an office in Brooklyn, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2007, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alison Bronwyn Appleby | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Soledad V. Diaz | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Lanielle Desiree Roach | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Kristin Snyder | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Melanie Hope | 2008 | Currently registered |
All 115 registrations that list Mental Hygiene Legal Service
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
Kara McGuinness-Hickey studied at Brooklyn Law School. 4,028 of its 20,058 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Kara McGuinness-Hickey was.
- Same law school
- 20,058living graduates; 86.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Brooklyn, NY
- 7,312living registrants
Of the 7,312 living registrants with an office in Brooklyn, NY, 3,715 were admitted before 2007 and 3,416 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 Mental Hygiene Legal Service115 on the register, 39 of the others admitted before 2007; 11 of the 115 give an office in Brooklyn, NY.
- Brooklyn Law School graduates on the register20,058 living, 86.6% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Brooklyn, NY7,312 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20078,913 people admitted in 2007 are on the register, 2,528 of them through the Second 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 Kara McGuinness-Hickey’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Kara McGuinness-Hickey in 2007. 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).