Nancy Karen Bellis
On the New York attorney register since 1982 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1812056
- Admitted
- 1982 · First Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Jul 2026
Nancy Karen Bellis is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1982 in the First Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; 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
4 other attorneys list Schiff Hardin & Waite or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1982, and 3 of the 5 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 4 whose admission is closest to 1982, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel C. Thompson | 1972 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Steve Eric Isaacs | 1996 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Takayoshi Tao | 2005 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Ling Luo | 2015 | Suspended, 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
Nancy Karen Bellis studied at University of Virginia School of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA”). 534 of its 4,707 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Nancy Karen Bellis was.
- Same law school
- 4,707living graduates; 87.2% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Chicago, IL
- 2,265living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,265 living registrants with an office in Chicago, IL, 58 were admitted before 1982 and 2,196 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
- University of Virginia School of Law graduates on the register4,707 living, 87.2% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19825,181 people admitted in 1982 are on the register, 1,770 of them through the First 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 Nancy Karen Bellis’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 Nancy Karen Bellis in 1982. 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).