Jeffrey Howard Schechter
On the New York attorney register since 1989 · office in Hackensack, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2248409
- Admitted
- 1989 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2027
Jeffrey Howard Schechter is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1989 in the Third Department, with an office in Hackensack, NJ; 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 Jeffrey Howard Schechter 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
150 other attorneys list Cole Schotz P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 10 of them were admitted before 1989, and 84 of the 151 give an office in Hackensack, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1989, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Evelyn D. Giaccio | 1986 | Currently registered |
| Michael Dean Sirota | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Jodi S. Brodsky | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Leonel Victor Leyva | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Brian L. Gardner | 1991 | 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
Jeffrey Howard Schechter studied at George Washington University Law School (the register spells it “GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY”). 717 of its 6,333 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Jeffrey Howard Schechter was.
- Same law school
- 6,333living graduates; 88.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Hackensack, NJ
- 684living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 684 living registrants with an office in Hackensack, NJ, 131 were admitted before 1989 and 541 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 Cole Schotz P.C.151 on the register, 10 of the others admitted before 1989; 84 of the 151 give an office in Hackensack, NJ.
- George Washington University Law School graduates on the register6,333 living, 88.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Hackensack, NJ684 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19896,247 people admitted in 1989 are on the register, 1,222 of them through the Third 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 Jeffrey Howard Schechter’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Jeffrey Howard Schechter in 1989. The register places the office outside New York, so a complaint would go to that department’s grievance committee (22 NYCRR 1240.7(a)(2)).
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).