Karen Andrea Dewis
On the New York attorney register since 1989 · office in Miami, FL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2248433
- Admitted
- 1989 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2027
Karen Andrea Dewis is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1989 in the Third Department, with an office in Miami, FL; next registration due Sep 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 Karen Andrea Dewis has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 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
799 other attorneys list Sidley Austin LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 33 of them were admitted before 1989. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1989, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Louis Boyd | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Thomas Robert Califano | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Michael Thomas Kohler | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Diane Crosson McEnroe | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Robert M. Plehn | 1989 | Suspended, 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
Karen Andrea Dewis studied at University of Toronto Faculty of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO”). 27 of its 939 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Karen Andrea Dewis was.
- Same law school
- 939living graduates; 91.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Miami, FL
- 1,579living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,579 living registrants with an office in Miami, FL, 175 were admitted before 1989 and 1,385 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 Sidley Austin LLP800 on the register, 33 of the others admitted before 1989.
- University of Toronto Faculty of Law graduates on the register939 living, 91.4% registered; 9 of them list Sidley Austin LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Miami, FL1,579 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19896,247 people admitted in 1989 are on the register, 1,222 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 Karen Andrea Dewis’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 Karen Andrea Dewis in 1989. 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).