Paul R. Derensis
On the New York attorney register since 1970 · office in Boston, MA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1490903
- Admitted
- 1970 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2028
Paul R. Derensis is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1970 in the First Department, with an office in Boston, MA; next registration due Jul 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 Paul R. Derensis has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 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
2 other attorneys list Brooks & Derensis, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1970, and all 3 give an office in Boston, MA. The 2 whose admission is closest to 1970, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Steven J. Brooks | 1968 | Currently registered |
| Noemi Ann Kawamoto | 2010 | 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
Paul R. Derensis studied at Harvard Law School. 989 of its 14,378 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Paul R. Derensis was.
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Boston, MA
- 2,932living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,932 living registrants with an office in Boston, MA, 15 were admitted before 1970 and 2,910 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
- Harvard Law School graduates on the register14,378 living, 86.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Boston, MA2,932 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19701,615 people admitted in 1970 are on the register, 505 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 Paul R. Derensis’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 Paul R. Derensis in 1970. 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).