Douglas Edward Goodfriend
On the New York attorney register since 1986 · office in NYC, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2057917
- Admitted
- 1986 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
Douglas Edward Goodfriend is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1986 in the First Department, with an office in NYC, NY; next registration due Jan 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 Douglas Edward Goodfriend has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 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
438 other attorneys list Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 16 of them were admitted before 1986. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1986, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle R. Conde | 1985 | Currently registered |
| William Joseph John Cullen | 1986 | Currently registered |
| Peter Andrews Bicks | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Lorraine S. McGowen | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Thomas Edward Myers | 1987 | Currently registered |
All 439 registrations that list Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
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
Douglas Edward Goodfriend studied at Columbia Law School (the register spells it “COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY”). 1,985 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Douglas Edward Goodfriend was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in NYC, NY
- 10living registrants
Of the 10 living registrants with an office in NYC, NY, 4 were admitted before 1986 and 5 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 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP439 on the register, 16 of the others admitted before 1986.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19866,111 people admitted in 1986 are on the register, 1,967 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 Douglas Edward Goodfriend’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 Douglas Edward Goodfriend in 1986. 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).