Jay Stuart Handlin
On the New York attorney register since 1986 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2040186
- Admitted
- 1986 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Jay Stuart Handlin is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1986 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Feb 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 Jay Stuart Handlin has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
38 other attorneys list Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1986, and all 39 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1986, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| William A. Maher | 1986 | Currently registered |
| Lyndon Mitchell Tretter | 1986 | Currently registered |
| Philip Ransom Schatz | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Rory Michael Deutsch | 1988 | Due to re‑register |
| Richard Scott Thompson | 1988 | 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
Jay Stuart Handlin studied at Harvard Law School (the register spells it “HARVARD”). 1,661 of its 14,378 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Jay Stuart Handlin was.
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% 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, 9,861 were admitted before 1986 and 82,760 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 Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP39 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1986; all 39 give an office in New York, NY.
- Harvard Law School graduates on the register14,378 living, 86.1% 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 19866,111 people admitted in 1986 are on the register, 2,598 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 Jay Stuart Handlin’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 Jay Stuart Handlin in 1986. 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).