Karen Matsushima King
On the New York attorney register since 1998 · office in Menlo Park, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2894475
- Admitted
- 1998 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2028
Karen Matsushima King is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1998 in the First Department, with an office in Menlo Park, CA; next registration due Jul 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Karen Matsushima King has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register 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
6 other attorneys list Silver Lake or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1998, and 4 of the 7 give an office in Menlo Park, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1998, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sharon Blaskey Binger | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Justin Gerard Hamill | 2004 | Currently registered |
| Katherine Deklein Brody | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Erik Thomas Kindschi | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Julianne Reilly Rutiz | 2016 | 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
Karen Matsushima King studied at Harvard Law School. 2,161 of its 14,378 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Karen Matsushima King was.
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Menlo Park, CA
- 221living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 221 living registrants with an office in Menlo Park, CA, 33 were admitted before 1998 and 185 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
- Harvard Law School graduates on the register14,378 living, 86.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Menlo Park, CA221 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19987,302 people admitted in 1998 are on the register, 2,659 of them through the First 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 Matsushima King’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Karen Matsushima King in 1998. 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).