Katherine Lee Dacey
On the New York attorney register since 2014 · office in Portland, ME
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5244587
- Admitted
- 2014 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
Katherine Lee Dacey is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2014 in the First Department, with an office in Portland, ME; next registration due Aug 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 Katherine Lee Dacey has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 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
22 other attorneys list Pierce Atwood LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 17 of them were admitted before 2014, and 14 of the 23 give an office in Portland, ME. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2014, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Michael Noonan | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Katherine Lee Porter | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Christina Marie Argueta Berkow | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Lisa Ann Littell Smith Gilbreath | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Kellie Elizabeth Macdonald | 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
Katherine Lee Dacey studied at Columbia Law School. 4,756 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Katherine Lee Dacey was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Portland, ME
- 161living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 161 living registrants with an office in Portland, ME, 107 were admitted before 2014 and 49 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 Pierce Atwood LLP23 on the register, 17 of the others admitted before 2014; 14 of the 23 give an office in Portland, ME.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Portland, ME161 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 201410,747 people admitted in 2014 are on the register, 3,283 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 Katherine Lee Dacey’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 Katherine Lee Dacey in 2014. 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).