Allan Charles Schwartz
On the New York attorney register since 1974 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1396951
- Admitted
- 1974 · First Department
- Status
- Suspended, currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2028
Allan Charles Schwartz is suspended, currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1974 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Apr 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, currently registered” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice while the registration itself is current. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension.
- Suspended, currently registered unchanged
- Suspended, currently registered unchanged
- Suspended, 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
10 other attorneys list Podell, Schwartz, Schechter & Banfield, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1974, and all 11 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1974, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| William Edward Banfield | 1978 | Currently registered |
| Reed Graham Schneider | 1978 | Currently registered |
| Gary Schuller | 1979 | Currently registered |
| Paul Vincent Greco | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Dara Andrea Iryami | 1994 | Due to re‑register |
All 11 registrations that list Podell, Schwartz, Schechter & Banfield, LLP
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
Allan Charles Schwartz studied at New York Law School. 1,115 of its 15,601 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Allan Charles Schwartz was.
- Same law school
- 15,601living graduates; 87.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 2,165 were admitted before 1974 and 91,106 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 Podell, Schwartz, Schechter & Banfield, LLP11 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1974; all 11 give an office in New York, NY.
- New York Law School graduates on the register15,601 living, 87.0% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19742,908 people admitted in 1974 are on the register, 1,010 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, currently registered”1,440 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 Allan Charles Schwartz’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 Allan Charles Schwartz in 1974. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York 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).