Karen Kithan Yau
On the New York attorney register since 1998 · office in Kingston, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2862183
- Admitted
- 1998 · Second Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Nov 2026
Karen Kithan Yau is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1998 in the Second Department, with an office in Kingston, NY; next registration due Nov 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
6 other attorneys list Getman, Sweeney & Dunn, PLLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1998, and all 7 give an office in Kingston, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1998, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Thomas Dunn | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Lesley Anne Tse | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Rebecca Elise King | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Whitney Faith Flanagan | 2023 | Currently registered |
| Victoria Lynn Morrell | 2023 | 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 Kithan Yau studied at Northeastern University School of Law. 213 of its 1,375 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Karen Kithan Yau was.
- Same law school
- 1,375living graduates; 88.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Kingston, NY
- 277living registrants
Of the 277 living registrants with an office in Kingston, NY, 126 were admitted before 1998 and 141 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
- Northeastern University School of Law graduates on the register1,375 living, 88.5% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Kingston, NY277 living registrants give an office there.
- Ulster County’s registered bar414 currently registered, 2.27 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19987,302 people admitted in 1998 are on the register, 2,431 of them through the Second Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Kithan Yau’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 Karen Kithan Yau in 1998. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Third Department’s grievance committee, which covers Ulster 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).