Leonard Zee Kaufmann
On the New York attorney register since 1997 · office in Saddle Brook, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2843878
- Admitted
- 1997 · Third Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Nov 2027
Leonard Zee Kaufmann is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1997 in the Third Department, with an office in Saddle Brook, NJ; next registration due Nov 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent 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
14 other attorneys list Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 5 of them were admitted before 1997, and all 15 give an office in Saddle Brook, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1997, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Anthony Maurice | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Audra Depaolo | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Amanda Sloan Trigg | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Mercedes Diego | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Walter Michael Luers | 2000 | Currently registered |
All 15 registrations that list Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP
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
Leonard Zee Kaufmann studied at Rutgers Law School (the register spells it “RUTGERS NEWARK”). 1,406 of its 7,506 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Leonard Zee Kaufmann was.
- Same law school
- 7,506living graduates; 84.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Saddle Brook, NJ
- 33living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 33 living registrants with an office in Saddle Brook, NJ, 12 were admitted before 1997 and 20 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 Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP15 on the register, 5 of the others admitted before 1997; all 15 give an office in Saddle Brook, NJ.
- Rutgers Law School graduates on the register7,506 living, 84.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Saddle Brook, NJ33 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19977,066 people admitted in 1997 are on the register, 1,696 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Leonard Zee Kaufmann’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 Leonard Zee Kaufmann in 1997. 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).