David Adam Kates
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.
- 2722270
- Admitted
- 1996 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
David Adam Kates is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1996 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jan 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 David Adam Kates has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 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
4 other attorneys list Schwartz Goldstone Campisi & Kates, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1996, and all 5 give an office in New York, NY. The 4 whose admission is closest to 1996, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mordecai T. Schwartz | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Joseph Campisi | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Herbert Rodriguez Jr. | 2004 | Currently registered |
| Matthew Hayden | 2022 | Due to re‑register |
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 Adam Kates studied at New York Law School. 2,969 of its 15,601 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as David Adam Kates 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, 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
- 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 19966,887 people admitted in 1996 are on the register, 2,441 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 David Adam Kates’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 David Adam Kates 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).