Howard Ian Elman
On the New York attorney register since 1993 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2512416
- Admitted
- 1993 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2027
Howard Ian Elman is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1993 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jan 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 Howard Ian Elman has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 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
11 other attorneys list Elman Freiberg PLLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1993, and all 12 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1993, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen George Rinehart | 1983 | Currently registered |
| David Louis Barres | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Jay Warren Freiberg | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Hillary Ann Frommer | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Yosef Rothstein | 2001 | 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 Ian Elman studied at Cornell Law School (the register spells it “CORNELL”). 957 of its 7,028 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Howard Ian Elman was.
- Same law school
- 7,028living graduates; 87.8% 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, 17,459 were admitted before 1993 and 74,852 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 Elman Freiberg PLLC12 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1993; all 12 give an office in New York, NY.
- Cornell Law School graduates on the register7,028 living, 87.8% 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 19936,439 people admitted in 1993 are on the register, 2,408 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 Howard Ian Elman’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 Ian Elman in 1993. 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).