Kate Rachel Townley
On the New York attorney register since 2019 · office in Rye Brook, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5722558
- Admitted
- 2019 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2027
Kate Rachel Townley is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2019 in the First Department, with an office in Rye Brook, NY; 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 Kate Rachel Townley 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
6 other attorneys list Florentino & Grimshaw LLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 4 of them were admitted before 2019, and all 7 give an office in Rye Brook, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2019, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kristina Theresa Grimshaw | 2010 | Due to re‑register |
| Amanda Mauriello Baker | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Kelly Jines | 2015 | Currently registered |
| John Terrence Culhane | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Rachele Lena | 2024 | Due to re‑register |
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
Kate Rachel Townley studied at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (the register spells it “Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law”). 3,303 of its 12,878 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Kate Rachel Townley was.
- Same law school
- 12,878living graduates; 88.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Rye Brook, NY
- 219living registrants
Of the 219 living registrants with an office in Rye Brook, NY, 201 were admitted before 2019 and 15 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
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University graduates on the register12,878 living, 88.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Rye Brook, NY219 living registrants give an office there.
- Westchester County’s registered bar7,255 currently registered, 7.26 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20198,536 people admitted in 2019 are on the register, 2,652 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 Kate Rachel Townley’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 Kate Rachel Townley in 2019. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Westchester 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).