David Paul Schaffer
On the New York attorney register since 1988 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2215036
- Admitted
- 1988 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
David Paul Schaffer is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1988 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Dec 2026. 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 Paul Schaffer has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 2026.
- 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Malaby & Bradley LLC”. We count that spelling with Malaby Bradley, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
6 other attorneys list Malaby Bradley or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1988, and all 7 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1988, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Robert C. Malaby | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Robert Kenneth Gunn | 1995 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Cori Leavitt Malaby | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Maryellen Connor | 2004 | Currently registered |
| Jenna Anne Burnbaum | 2017 | 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
David Paul Schaffer studied at Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University (the register spells it “Pace Law School”). 1,555 of its 8,033 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as David Paul Schaffer was.
- Same law school
- 8,033living graduates; 90.0% 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, 11,793 were admitted before 1988 and 80,771 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
- Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University graduates on the register8,033 living, 90.0% 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 19886,238 people admitted in 1988 are on the register, 2,076 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 Paul Schaffer’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 Paul Schaffer in 1988. 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).