Howard J. Read
On the New York attorney register since 1970 · office in Albany, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1542968
- Admitted
- 1970 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2028
Howard J. Read is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1970 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Albany, NY; next registration due Apr 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 Howard J. Read has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 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
6 other attorneys list Read and Laniado, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1970, and all 7 give an office in Albany, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1970, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Laniado | 1977 | Currently registered |
| Kevin Richard Brocks | 1981 | Due to re‑register |
| David Blake Johnson | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Konstantin Podolny | 2010 | Currently registered |
| Zachary Walter Perdek | 2020 | 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 J. Read studied at University of Chicago Law School. 170 of its 3,232 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Howard J. Read was.
- Same law school
- 3,232living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Albany, NY
- 3,678living registrants
Of the 3,678 living registrants with an office in Albany, NY, 34 were admitted before 1970 and 3,641 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
- University of Chicago Law School graduates on the register3,232 living, 87.4% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Albany, NY3,678 living registrants give an office there.
- Albany County’s registered bar3,767 currently registered, 11.88 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19701,615 people admitted in 1970 are on the register, 233 of them through the Fourth 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 J. Read’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Howard J. Read in 1970. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Third Department’s grievance committee, which covers Albany 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).