Leah Shen Baucom
On the New York attorney register since 2012 · office in Charlotte, NC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5054713
- Admitted
- 2012 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
Leah Shen Baucom is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2012 in the First Department, with an office in Charlotte, NC; next registration due Jan 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Leah Shen Baucom has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 2028.
- 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
236 other attorneys list K&L Gates LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 135 of them were admitted before 2012, and 12 of the 237 give an office in Charlotte, NC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2012, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Jose Gomez Olmedo | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Nathan Carl Howe | 2012 | Due to re‑register |
| Sarah Virginia Riddell | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Stacey Elaine Roberts | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Ronie Malka Schmelz | 2012 | 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
Leah Shen Baucom studied at Duke University School of Law. 1,180 of its 3,789 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Leah Shen Baucom was.
- Same law school
- 3,789living graduates; 88.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Charlotte, NC
- 703living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 703 living registrants with an office in Charlotte, NC, 445 were admitted before 2012 and 235 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 K&L Gates LLP237 on the register, 135 of the others admitted before 2012; 12 of the 237 give an office in Charlotte, NC.
- Duke University School of Law graduates on the register3,789 living, 88.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Charlotte, NC703 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20129,632 people admitted in 2012 are on the register, 2,617 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 Leah Shen Baucom’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 Leah Shen Baucom in 2012. 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).