Karyn Elise-Barnes Bell
On the New York attorney register since 2008 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4544730
- Admitted
- 2008 · Second Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Mar 2026
Karyn Elise-Barnes Bell is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2008 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Mar 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent 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
87 other attorneys list Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 51 of them were admitted before 2008, and 54 of the 88 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2008, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Natallia Azava | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Samantha J. Katze | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Meghan Kathleen McNamara | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Bezalel Adin Stern | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Sophia Yen | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
All 88 registrations that list Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
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
Karyn Elise-Barnes Bell studied at Columbia Law School (the register spells it “COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY”). 3,978 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Karyn Elise-Barnes Bell was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 42,837 were admitted before 2008 and 48,443 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 Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP88 on the register, 51 of the others admitted before 2008; 54 of the 88 give an office in New York, NY.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20089,683 people admitted in 2008 are on the register, 2,438 of them through the Second Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Karyn Elise-Barnes Bell’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 Karyn Elise-Barnes Bell in 2008. 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).