Lydia Thekla Protopapas
On the New York attorney register since 2008 · office in Houston, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4558896
- Admitted
- 2008 · Third Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Jul 2026
Lydia Thekla Protopapas is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2008 in the Third Department, with an office in Houston, TX; next registration due Jul 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent 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
118 other attorneys list Winston & Strawn LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 43 of them were admitted before 2008, and 6 of the 119 give an office in Houston, TX. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2008, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse Thomas Cuevas | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Daniel Robert Meagher | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Josh L. Kreamer | 2008 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Newman Antoin Nahas | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| Michael James Schrader | 2008 | 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
Lydia Thekla Protopapas studied at University of Houston Law Center (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON”). 122 of its 423 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Lydia Thekla Protopapas was.
- Same law school
- 423living graduates; 85.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Houston, TX
- 1,463living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,463 living registrants with an office in Houston, TX, 580 were admitted before 2008 and 821 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 Winston & Strawn LLP119 on the register, 43 of the others admitted before 2008; 6 of the 119 give an office in Houston, TX.
- University of Houston Law Center graduates on the register423 living, 85.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Houston, TX1,463 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20089,683 people admitted in 2008 are on the register, 3,278 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Lydia Thekla Protopapas’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Lydia Thekla Protopapas in 2008. 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).