Kim Elaine Levy
On the New York attorney register since 1996 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2784544
- Admitted
- 1996 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Kim Elaine Levy is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1996 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due May 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 Kim Elaine Levy has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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 Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1996, and 3 of the 7 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1996, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Michael A. Swick | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Melissa Hope Harris | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Melinda Ann Nicholson | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Noreen Rhosean Scott | 2008 | Currently registered |
| John Anthony Carriel | 2021 | 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
Kim Elaine Levy studied at Cornell Law School. 957 of its 7,028 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Kim Elaine Levy was.
- Same law school
- 7,028living graduates; 87.8% 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, 21,459 were admitted before 1996 and 70,609 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
- Cornell Law School graduates on the register7,028 living, 87.8% 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 19966,887 people admitted in 1996 are on the register, 2,439 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 Kim Elaine Levy’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 Kim Elaine Levy in 1996. 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).