Howard Lewis Dorfman
On the New York attorney register since 1976 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1770338
- Admitted
- 1976 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Howard Lewis Dorfman is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1976 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Dec 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Howard Lewis Dorfman has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 2026.
- 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
35 other attorneys list Axiom Law or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1976, and 20 of the 36 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1976, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jamie Ellen Stern | 1977 | Currently registered |
| Linda Ann Stigliani | 1982 | Currently registered |
| Anne Heaney Herzog | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Raphaela M. Giampiccolo | 1988 | Currently registered |
| David C. McIntyre | 1989 | 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 Lewis Dorfman studied at Brooklyn Law School. 2,101 of its 20,058 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Howard Lewis Dorfman was.
- Same law school
- 20,058living graduates; 86.6% 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, 2,887 were admitted before 1976 and 90,296 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 Axiom Law36 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1976; 20 of the 36 give an office in New York, NY.
- Brooklyn Law School graduates on the register20,058 living, 86.6% 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 19763,226 people admitted in 1976 are on the register, 1,169 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 Howard Lewis Dorfman’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 Howard Lewis Dorfman in 1976. 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).