David Evan Soffer
On the New York attorney register since 2024 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 6144877
- Admitted
- 2024 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2028
David Evan Soffer is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2024 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jul 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means David Evan Soffer has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register 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 Stein Farkas & Schwartz LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 4 of them were admitted before 2024, and 3 of the 5 give an office in New York, NY. The 4 whose admission is closest to 2024, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron M. Stein | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Jeffrey M. Schwartz | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Joshua Farkas | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Danielle Irene Siegal | 2014 | 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 Evan Soffer studied at Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (the register spells it “Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law”). 1,428 of its 11,234 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as David Evan Soffer was.
- Same law school
- 11,234living graduates; 92.1% 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, 84,886 were admitted before 2024 and 5,315 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
- Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University graduates on the register11,234 living, 92.1% 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 20248,938 people admitted in 2024 are on the register, 2,495 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 Evan Soffer’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 Evan Soffer in 2024. 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).