Geoffry Ronald Handler
On the New York attorney register since 1974 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1558246
- Admitted
- 1974 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Geoffry Ronald Handler is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1974 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due May 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 Geoffry Ronald Handler has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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
98 other attorneys list McLaughlin & Stern, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 15 of them were admitted before 1974, and 75 of the 99 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1974, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Henry Brown Jr. | 1972 | Currently registered |
| Stephen Gene Limmer | 1972 | Currently registered |
| Richard J. Duffy | 1973 | Due to re‑register |
| Peter Charles Alkalay | 1974 | Currently registered |
| Andrew Leslie Odell | 1974 | 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
Geoffry Ronald Handler studied at University of Chicago Law School. 170 of its 3,232 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Geoffry Ronald Handler was.
- Same law school
- 3,232living graduates; 87.4% 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, 2,165 were admitted before 1974 and 91,106 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 McLaughlin & Stern, LLP99 on the register, 15 of the others admitted before 1974; 75 of the 99 give an office in New York, NY.
- University of Chicago Law School graduates on the register3,232 living, 87.4% 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 19742,908 people admitted in 1974 are on the register, 1,270 of them through the Second 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 Geoffry Ronald Handler’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 Geoffry Ronald Handler in 1974. 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).