James Reif
On the New York attorney register since 1970 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1263086
- Admitted
- 1970 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
James Reif is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1970 in the Second 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 James Reif 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
13 other attorneys list Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1970, and all 14 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1970, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Amy N. Gladstein | 1975 | Due to re‑register |
| Walter M. Meginniss Jr | 1978 | Due to re‑register |
| Kent Yoshiho Hirozawa | 1983 | Currently registered |
| Beth Maura Margolis | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Judy Padow | 1989 | Currently registered |
All 14 registrations that list Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss, LLP
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
James Reif studied at Rutgers Law School (the register spells it “RUTGERS LAW SCHOOL”). 359 of its 7,506 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as James Reif was.
- Same law school
- 7,506living graduates; 84.1% 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, 1,294 were admitted before 1970 and 92,132 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 Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss, LLP14 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1970; all 14 give an office in New York, NY.
- Rutgers Law School graduates on the register7,506 living, 84.1% 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 19701,615 people admitted in 1970 are on the register, 831 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 James Reif’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 James Reif in 1970. 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).