Howard Andrew Balsam
On the New York attorney register since 2000 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 3035045
- Admitted
- 2000 · Second Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Apr 2026
Howard Andrew Balsam is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2000 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Apr 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The registration was due in Apr 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
6 other attorneys list Farber Balsam Papain Ferrari LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 2000, and all 7 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2000, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Francis Ferrari | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Michael Seth Farber | 2006 | Due to re‑register |
| Darya Kapulina | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Kara R. Halpern | 2011 | Currently registered |
| Thomas Theodore Papain | 2013 | 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
Howard Andrew Balsam studied at Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (the register spells it “HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY”). 2,378 of its 11,234 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Howard Andrew Balsam was.
- Same law school
- 11,234living graduates; 92.1% 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, 27,880 were admitted before 2000 and 64,004 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
- Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University graduates on the register11,234 living, 92.1% 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 20007,585 people admitted in 2000 are on the register, 2,308 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 Howard Andrew Balsam’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 Howard Andrew Balsam in 2000. 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).