Abbey Franklin Goldstein
On the New York attorney register since 1971 · office in Forest Hills, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1291657
- Admitted
- 1971 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Abbey Franklin Goldstein is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1971 in the Second Department, with an office in Forest Hills, NY; next registration due Dec 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Abbey Franklin Goldstein has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 2026.
- 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 Goldstein & Greenlaw, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1971, and all 3 give an office in Forest Hills, NY. The 2 whose admission is closest to 1971, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lalenya Weintraub Siegel | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Andrew Walter Schwarsin | 2001 | 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
Abbey Franklin Goldstein studied at St. John’s University School of Law (the register spells it “ST JOHNS UNIVERSITY”). 1,769 of its 15,595 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Abbey Franklin Goldstein was.
- Same law school
- 15,595living graduates; 88.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Forest Hills, NY
- 514living registrants
Of the 514 living registrants with an office in Forest Hills, NY, 14 were admitted before 1971 and 497 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
- St. John’s University School of Law graduates on the register15,595 living, 88.6% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Forest Hills, NY514 living registrants give an office there.
- Queens County’s registered bar4,163 currently registered, 1.79 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19711,869 people admitted in 1971 are on the register, 785 of them through the Second 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 Abbey Franklin Goldstein’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Abbey Franklin Goldstein in 1971. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Second, Eleventh and Thirteenth Judicial Districts, which covers Queens County, where the register places the office.
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).