Gary Apfel
On the New York attorney register since 1977 · office in Los Angeles, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1199124
- Admitted
- 1977 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Gary Apfel is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1977 in the First Department, with an office in Los Angeles, CA; next registration due Jun 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 Gary Apfel has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 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
280 other attorneys list Troutman Pepper Locke LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1977. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1977, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas P. Faucette | 1974 | Due to re‑register |
| Joan Carroll Arnold | 1979 | Currently registered |
| Richard Jay Reibstein | 1979 | Currently registered |
| Vincent John Torna | 1979 | Currently registered |
| Howard Jeffrey Shire | 1980 | Due to re‑register |
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
Gary Apfel studied at Columbia Law School. 1,448 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Gary Apfel was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Los Angeles, CA
- 2,891living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,891 living registrants with an office in Los Angeles, CA, 87 were admitted before 1977 and 2,792 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 Troutman Pepper Locke LLP281 on the register, 2 of the others admitted before 1977.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Los Angeles, CA2,891 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19773,593 people admitted in 1977 are on the register, 1,322 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 Gary Apfel’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 Gary Apfel in 1977. 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).