Dean Byron Shaffer
On the New York attorney register since 2012 · office in San Diego, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5024344
- Admitted
- 2012 · Third Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Sep 2026
Dean Byron Shaffer is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2012 in the Third Department, with an office in San Diego, CA; next registration due Sep 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
3 other attorneys list Halpern May Ybarra Gelberg LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 2012, and 2 of the 4 give an office in San Diego, CA. The 3 whose admission is closest to 2012, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gwendolyn M Toczko | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Anne Carley Palmer | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Abigail Elizabeth Marion | 2018 | 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
Dean Byron Shaffer studied at Harvard Law School. 3,482 of its 14,378 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Dean Byron Shaffer was.
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Diego, CA
- 664living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 664 living registrants with an office in San Diego, CA, 438 were admitted before 2012 and 196 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
- Harvard Law School graduates on the register14,378 living, 86.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Diego, CA664 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20129,632 people admitted in 2012 are on the register, 4,129 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Dean Byron Shaffer’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Dean Byron Shaffer in 2012. The register places the office outside New York, so a complaint would go to that department’s grievance committee (22 NYCRR 1240.7(a)(2)).
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).