Donald S. Novitt
On the New York attorney register since 1981 · office in Forest Hills, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1710953
- Admitted
- 1981 · Second Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Jul 2026
Donald S. Novitt is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1981 in the Second Department, with an office in Forest Hills, NY; next registration due Jul 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The registration was due in Jul 2026 and the register has not recorded it as filed.
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
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- 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
2 other attorneys list Novitt, Sahr & Snow, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1981, and all 3 give an office in Forest Hills, NY. The 2 whose admission is closest to 1981, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Seth Michael Sahr | 1986 | Currently registered |
| Tara Ash Snow | 2001 | 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
Donald S. Novitt studied at St. John’s University School of Law (the register spells it “ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY”). 3,059 of its 15,595 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Donald S. Novitt was.
- Same law school
- 15,595living graduates; 88.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Forest Hills, NY
- 514living registrants
Of the 514 living registrants with an office in Forest Hills, NY, 65 were admitted before 1981 and 436 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
- St. John’s University School of Law graduates on the register15,595 living, 88.6% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Forest Hills, NY514 living registrants give an office there.
- Queens County’s registered bar4,163 currently registered, 1.79 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19814,916 people admitted in 1981 are on the register, 2,027 of them through the Second 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 Donald S. Novitt’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 Donald S. Novitt in 1981. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Second, Eleventh and Thirteenth Judicial Districts, which covers Queens 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).