Howard Ira Garfinkel
On the New York attorney register since 1983 · office in Chestnut Ridge, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1857671
- Admitted
- 1983 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2027
Howard Ira Garfinkel is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1983 in the Second Department, with an office in Chestnut Ridge, NY; next registration due Feb 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 Ira Garfinkel has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
2 other attorneys list Lauterbach Garfinkel Hollander & Weissman LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1983, and 2 of the 3 give an office in Chestnut Ridge, NY. The 2 whose admission is closest to 1983, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffry Hollander | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Ahron Weissman | 2003 | 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 Ira Garfinkel studied at Brooklyn Law School. 2,861 of its 20,058 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Howard Ira Garfinkel was.
- Same law school
- 20,058living graduates; 86.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Chestnut Ridge, NY
- 13living registrants
Of the 13 living registrants with an office in Chestnut Ridge, NY, 1 were admitted before 1983 and 11 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
- Brooklyn Law School graduates on the register20,058 living, 86.6% registered.
- Rockland County’s registered bar967 currently registered, 2.83 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19835,424 people admitted in 1983 are on the register, 2,263 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 Ira Garfinkel’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 Ira Garfinkel in 1983. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Rockland 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).