David Howard Spiro
On the New York attorney register since 1991 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2390334
- Admitted
- 1991 · Second Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Feb 2027
David Howard Spiro is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1991 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Feb 2027. 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
549 other attorneys list Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 37 of them were admitted before 1991, and 523 of the 550 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1991, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Loyd Burns | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Marlene Denise Hall | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Keith Richard Hummel | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Daniel Slifkin | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Robert Irving Townsend III | 1991 | 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 Howard Spiro studied at Brooklyn Law School (the register spells it “BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL”). 3,720 of its 20,058 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as David Howard Spiro was.
- Same law school
- 20,058living graduates; 86.6% 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, 15,047 were admitted before 1991 and 77,397 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 Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP550 on the register, 37 of the others admitted before 1991; 523 of the 550 give an office in New York, NY.
- Brooklyn Law School graduates on the register20,058 living, 86.6% 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 19916,456 people admitted in 1991 are on the register, 2,578 of them through the Second 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 David Howard Spiro’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 Howard Spiro in 1991. 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).