Sigrid Cheryl Haines
On the New York attorney register since 1985 · office in Columbia, MD
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1966886
- Admitted
- 1985 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2027
Sigrid Cheryl Haines is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1985 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Columbia, MD; next registration due Jan 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Sigrid Cheryl Haines has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 2027.
- 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
27 other attorneys list Whiteford Taylor & Preston or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1985, and 3 of the 28 give an office in Columbia, MD. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1985, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Carl G. Kleidman | 1983 | Currently registered |
| Marc Ronald Abrams | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Paul Mark Nussbaum | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Kenneth Michael Lewis | 1987 | Currently registered |
| William Keith Watanabe | 1987 | 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
Sigrid Cheryl Haines studied at Case Western Reserve University School of Law (the register spells it “CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY”). 217 of its 1,256 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Sigrid Cheryl Haines was.
- Same law school
- 1,256living graduates; 86.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Columbia, MD
- 48living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 48 living registrants with an office in Columbia, MD, 8 were admitted before 1985 and 39 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 Whiteford Taylor & Preston28 on the register, 2 of the others admitted before 1985; 3 of the 28 give an office in Columbia, MD.
- Case Western Reserve University School of Law graduates on the register1,256 living, 86.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Columbia, MD48 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19856,046 people admitted in 1985 are on the register, 433 of them through the Fourth 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 Sigrid Cheryl Haines’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Sigrid Cheryl Haines in 1985. 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).