David Seth Handsman
On the New York attorney register since 1985 · office in White Plains, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1965144
- Admitted
- 1985 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2027
David Seth Handsman is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1985 in the First Department, with an office in White Plains, NY; 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 David Seth Handsman 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
35 other attorneys list Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 12 of them were admitted before 1985, and 35 of the 36 give an office in White Plains, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1985, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John S. Diaconis | 1981 | Due to re‑register |
| William Patrick Harrington | 1983 | Currently registered |
| Vincent W. Crowe | 1986 | Due to re‑register |
| Jonathan Alan Murphy | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Peter N. Bassano | 1988 | Currently registered |
All 36 registrations that list Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, 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
David Seth Handsman studied at New York Law School. 2,644 of its 15,601 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as David Seth Handsman was.
- Same law school
- 15,601living graduates; 87.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in White Plains, NY
- 3,313living registrants
Of the 3,313 living registrants with an office in White Plains, NY, 572 were admitted before 1985 and 2,675 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 Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, LLP36 on the register, 12 of the others admitted before 1985; 35 of the 36 give an office in White Plains, NY.
- New York Law School graduates on the register15,601 living, 87.0% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in White Plains, NY3,313 living registrants give an office there.
- Westchester County’s registered bar7,255 currently registered, 7.26 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19856,046 people admitted in 1985 are on the register, 1,883 of them through the First 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 David Seth Handsman’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 David Seth Handsman in 1985. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Westchester 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).