Karen Guyder Felter
On the New York attorney register since 1993 · office in Syracuse, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2507929
- Admitted
- 1993 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2027
Karen Guyder Felter is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1993 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Syracuse, NY; next registration due Apr 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 Guyder Felter has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 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
20 other attorneys list Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 5 of them were admitted before 1993, and 18 of the 21 give an office in Syracuse, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1993, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Edward J. Smith III | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Steven Ward Williams | 1994 | Due to re‑register |
| Alan Joseph Bedenko | 1995 | Currently registered |
| James William Cunningham | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Brandon Raymond King | 1996 | Currently registered |
All 21 registrations that list Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C.
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 Guyder Felter studied at Albany Law School (the register spells it “ALBANY LAW SCHOOL”). 2,261 of its 10,183 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Karen Guyder Felter was.
- Same law school
- 10,183living graduates; 91.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Syracuse, NY
- 1,631living registrants
Of the 1,631 living registrants with an office in Syracuse, NY, 523 were admitted before 1993 and 1,077 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 Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C.21 on the register, 5 of the others admitted before 1993; 18 of the 21 give an office in Syracuse, NY.
- Albany Law School graduates on the register10,183 living, 91.3% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Syracuse, NY1,631 living registrants give an office there.
- Onondaga County’s registered bar1,729 currently registered, 3.67 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19936,439 people admitted in 1993 are on the register, 427 of them through the Fourth 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 Guyder Felter’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Karen Guyder Felter in 1993. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Onondaga 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).