Clifford Scott Goodstein
On the New York attorney register since 1996 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2779551
- Admitted
- 1996 · First Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Jun 2026
Clifford Scott Goodstein is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1996 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jun 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
14 other attorneys list Milberg LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 5 of them were admitted before 1996, and 13 of the 15 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1996, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Breit | 1990 | Currently registered |
| Marc David Grossman | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Lisa Maria Derose | 2000 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Douglas Harry Sanders | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Neil Ross Fraser | 2002 | Suspended, delinquent |
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
Clifford Scott Goodstein studied at New York University School of Law (the register spells it “NEW YORK UNIVERSITY”). 3,638 of its 23,248 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Clifford Scott Goodstein was.
- Same law school
- 23,248living graduates; 86.5% 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, 21,459 were admitted before 1996 and 70,609 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 Milberg LLP15 on the register, 5 of the others admitted before 1996; 13 of the 15 give an office in New York, NY.
- New York University School of Law graduates on the register23,248 living, 86.5% 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 19966,887 people admitted in 1996 are on the register, 2,439 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 Clifford Scott Goodstein’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 Clifford Scott Goodstein in 1996. 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).