Keith Edward Secular
On the New York attorney register since 1976 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1296094
- Admitted
- 1976 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Keith Edward Secular is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1976 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; 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 Keith Edward Secular 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
32 other attorneys list Cohen, Weiss and Simon LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1976, and all 33 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1976, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce H. Simon | 1961 | Currently registered |
| Richard Mark Seltzer | 1976 | Currently registered |
| Susan Davis | 1982 | Currently registered |
| Bruce S. Levine | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Peter Dante Dechiara | 1989 | 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
Keith Edward Secular studied at University of Chicago Law School (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW”). 170 of its 3,232 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Keith Edward Secular was.
- Same law school
- 3,232living graduates; 87.4% 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, 2,887 were admitted before 1976 and 90,296 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 Cohen, Weiss and Simon LLP33 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1976; all 33 give an office in New York, NY.
- University of Chicago Law School graduates on the register3,232 living, 87.4% 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 19763,226 people admitted in 1976 are on the register, 1,425 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 Keith Edward Secular’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 Keith Edward Secular in 1976. 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).