Douglas Arthur Hand Jr
On the New York attorney register since 1999 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 3002573
- Admitted
- 1999 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2027
Douglas Arthur Hand Jr is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1999 in the First 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, “Currently registered” means Douglas Arthur Hand Jr has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 2027.
- 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 Hand Baldachin & Associates LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1999, and all 7 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1999, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Marc Schuyler Reiner | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Alan Guy Baldachin | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Robert Gordon Scott | 2002 | Due to re‑register |
| Adam Benjamin Michaels | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Mark Renato Pieri | 2009 | 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
Douglas Arthur Hand Jr studied at New York University School of Law. 3,638 of its 23,248 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Douglas Arthur Hand Jr was.
- Same law school
- 23,248living graduates; 86.5% 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, 26,158 were admitted before 1999 and 65,724 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
- New York University School of Law graduates on the register23,248 living, 86.5% 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 19997,628 people admitted in 1999 are on the register, 2,742 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 Arthur Hand Jr’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 Arthur Hand Jr in 1999. 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).