Mark David Shifton
On the New York attorney register since 2004 · office in Princeton, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4221503
- Admitted
- 2004 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2028
Mark David Shifton is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2004 in the Second Department, with an office in Princeton, NJ; next registration due Apr 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 Mark David Shifton has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 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
11 other attorneys list Gfeller Laurie LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 3 of them were admitted before 2004, and 4 of the 12 give an office in Princeton, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2004, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Alan Birenbach | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Charles Francis Gfeller | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Gary Aaron Strong | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Adam Richard Dolan | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Anqi Yang | 2013 | 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
Mark David Shifton studied at Fordham University School of Law (the register spells it “FORDHAM UNIVERSITY”). 4,485 of its 20,418 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Mark David Shifton was.
- Same law school
- 20,418living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Princeton, NJ
- 639living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 639 living registrants with an office in Princeton, NJ, 306 were admitted before 2004 and 309 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 Gfeller Laurie LLP12 on the register, 3 of the others admitted before 2004; 4 of the 12 give an office in Princeton, NJ.
- Fordham University School of Law graduates on the register20,418 living, 87.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Princeton, NJ639 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20048,407 people admitted in 2004 are on the register, 2,421 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 Mark David Shifton’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 Mark David Shifton in 2004. 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).