Lydia Essrog Kess
On the New York attorney register since 1963 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1257906
- Admitted
- 1963 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2028
Lydia Essrog Kess is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1963 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Sep 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 Lydia Essrog Kess has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
1,104 other attorneys list Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 4 of them were admitted before 1963, and 969 of the 1,105 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1963, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert Max Lobl | 1960 | Due to re‑register |
| Troland Spengler Link | 1964 | Currently registered |
| Jonathan M. Clark | 1965 | Delinquent |
| Daniel F. Kolb | 1966 | Currently registered |
| Christopher Crowley | 1967 | Delinquent |
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
Lydia Essrog Kess studied at Brooklyn Law School (the register spells it “BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL”). 1,078 of its 20,058 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1960s, as Lydia Essrog Kess was.
- Same law school
- 20,058living graduates; 86.6% 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, 321 were admitted before 1963 and 93,215 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 Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP1,105 on the register, 4 of the others admitted before 1963; 969 of the 1,105 give an office in New York, NY.
- Brooklyn Law School graduates on the register20,058 living, 86.6% registered; 38 of them list Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
- 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 19631,358 people admitted in 1963 are on the register, 652 of them through the Second 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 Lydia Essrog Kess’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Lydia Essrog Kess in 1963. 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).