Debra A. Clifford
On the New York attorney register since 1996 · office in Fair Lawn, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2755841
- Admitted
- 1996 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Debra A. Clifford is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1996 in the First Department, with an office in Fair Lawn, NJ; next registration due Feb 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 Debra A. Clifford has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
6 other attorneys list Gottlieb & Greenspan, LLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1996, and all 7 give an office in Fair Lawn, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1996, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Rachael Elaine Banks | 2005 | Currently registered |
| James Garrett Greenspan | 2010 | Currently registered |
| Joseph Gunnar Devine | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Michael Gottlieb | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Eric Anthony Schmidt | 2016 | 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
Debra A. Clifford studied at Fordham University School of Law (the register spells it “FORDHAM”). 3,687 of its 20,418 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Debra A. Clifford was.
- Same law school
- 20,418living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Fair Lawn, NJ
- 42living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 42 living registrants with an office in Fair Lawn, NJ, 18 were admitted before 1996 and 22 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
- Fordham University School of Law graduates on the register20,418 living, 87.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Fair Lawn, NJ42 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19966,887 people admitted in 1996 are on the register, 2,439 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 Debra A. Clifford’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 Debra A. Clifford in 1996. 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).