Leigh Harris Sutton
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.
- 4568119
- Admitted
- 2008 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Leigh Harris Sutton is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2008 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Mar 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 Leigh Harris Sutton has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 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
3 other attorneys list Sutton & Smyth, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 2008, and all 4 give an office in New York, NY. The 3 whose admission is closest to 2008, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lily Anne Ockert | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Michael Joseph Lezamiz | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Daniel Eamonn Smyth | 2018 | 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
Leigh Harris Sutton studied at New York Law School. 3,365 of its 15,601 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Leigh Harris Sutton was.
- Same law school
- 15,601living graduates; 87.0% 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
- New York Law School graduates on the register15,601 living, 87.0% 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, 3,620 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 Leigh Harris Sutton’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 Leigh Harris Sutton 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).