Karl A. Cole-Frieman
On the New York attorney register since 1998 · office in San Francisco, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2905677
- Admitted
- 1998 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Karl A. Cole-Frieman is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1998 in the First Department, with an office in San Francisco, CA; next registration due Mar 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 Karl A. Cole-Frieman has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 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
12 other attorneys list Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1998, and 4 of the 13 give an office in San Francisco, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1998, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Garret Imre Filler | 1994 | Due to re‑register |
| John T. Araneo | 1998 | Due to re‑register |
| Alex S. Yastremski | 2000 | Currently registered |
| William Robert Samuels | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| Lilly Altshuler | 2009 | Suspended, delinquent |
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
Karl A. Cole-Frieman studied at Columbia Law School (the register spells it “COLUMBIA”). 2,635 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Karl A. Cole-Frieman was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Francisco, CA
- 2,474living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,474 living registrants with an office in San Francisco, CA, 405 were admitted before 1998 and 2,023 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-Frieman & Mallon LLP13 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1998; 4 of the 13 give an office in San Francisco, CA.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Francisco, CA2,474 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19987,302 people admitted in 1998 are on the register, 2,659 of them through the First 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 Karl A. Cole-Frieman’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Karl A. Cole-Frieman in 1998. 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).