Alissa Lightner Poynor
On the New York attorney register since 2012 · office in Boston, MA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5038906
- Admitted
- 2012 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Alissa Lightner Poynor is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2012 in the Third Department, with an office in Boston, MA; next registration due Mar 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 Alissa Lightner Poynor has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 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
63 other attorneys list Riemer & Braunstein LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 35 of them were admitted before 2012, and 30 of the 64 give an office in Boston, MA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2012, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brett Eliot Heyman | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Ronald Neil Braunstein | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Adam Bradley Chertok | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Matthew Todd Burrows | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Jaime Rachel Koff | 2013 | 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
Alissa Lightner Poynor studied at Northeastern University School of Law (the register spells it “NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY”). 385 of its 1,375 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Alissa Lightner Poynor was.
- Same law school
- 1,375living graduates; 88.5% 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, 1,666 were admitted before 2012 and 1,155 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 Riemer & Braunstein LLP64 on the register, 35 of the others admitted before 2012; 30 of the 64 give an office in Boston, MA.
- Northeastern University School of Law graduates on the register1,375 living, 88.5% registered; 3 of them list Riemer & Braunstein LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Boston, MA2,932 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20129,632 people admitted in 2012 are on the register, 4,129 of them through the Third 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 Alissa Lightner Poynor’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Alissa Lightner Poynor in 2012. 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).