Sharp Sorensen
On the New York attorney register since 1986 · office in Chicago, IL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2077618
- Admitted
- 1986 · First Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- May 2026
Sharp Sorensen is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1986 in the First Department, with an office in Chicago, IL; next registration due May 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
799 other attorneys list Sidley Austin LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 17 of them were admitted before 1986, and 26 of the 800 give an office in Chicago, IL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1986, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Harold Baker | 1986 | Due to re‑register |
| Steven Koppel | 1986 | Currently registered |
| Robert Mark Kreitman | 1986 | Due to re‑register |
| Michael Joseph Schmidtberger | 1986 | Currently registered |
| Yoshiki Shimada | 1986 | Due to re‑register |
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
Sharp Sorensen studied at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (the register spells it “NORTHWESTERN UNIV”). 170 of its 3,128 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Sharp Sorensen was.
- Same law school
- 3,128living graduates; 87.0% 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, 114 were admitted before 1986 and 2,138 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 Sidley Austin LLP800 on the register, 17 of the others admitted before 1986; 26 of the 800 give an office in Chicago, IL.
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law graduates on the register3,128 living, 87.0% registered; 23 of them list Sidley Austin LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Chicago, IL2,265 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19866,111 people admitted in 1986 are on the register, 1,967 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 Sharp Sorensen’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 Sharp Sorensen in 1986. 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).