Lawrence Howard Shapiro
On the New York attorney register since 1996 · office in Ocean, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2770915
- Admitted
- 1996 · Third Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Nov 2026
Lawrence Howard Shapiro is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1996 in the Third Department, with an office in Ocean, NJ; next registration due Nov 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Ansell, Grimm & Aaron”. We count that spelling with Ansell Grimm & Aaron, P.C., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
17 other attorneys list Ansell Grimm & Aaron, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1996, and 9 of the 18 give an office in Ocean, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1996, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea White O’Brien | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Jason Scott Klein | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Stacey Robin Patterson | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Douglas Andrew Davie | 2001 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Craig Douglas Gottilla | 2001 | 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
Lawrence Howard Shapiro studied at Penn State Dickinson Law (the register spells it “THE DICKINSON SCHOOL”). 107 of its 671 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Lawrence Howard Shapiro was.
- Same law school
- 671living graduates; 88.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Ocean, NJ
- 26living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 26 living registrants with an office in Ocean, NJ, 13 were admitted before 1996 and 12 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 Ansell Grimm & Aaron, P.C.18 on the register, 2 of the others admitted before 1996; 9 of the 18 give an office in Ocean, NJ.
- Penn State Dickinson Law graduates on the register671 living, 88.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Ocean, NJ26 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19966,887 people admitted in 1996 are on the register, 1,621 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Lawrence Howard Shapiro’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 Lawrence Howard Shapiro in 1996. 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).