Matthew Metcalfe Friestedt
On the New York attorney register since 1998 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2924595
- Admitted
- 1998 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Matthew Metcalfe Friestedt 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 New York, NY; next registration due Jun 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 Matthew Metcalfe Friestedt has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 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
1,147 other attorneys list Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 134 of them were admitted before 1998, and 1,013 of the 1,148 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1998, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brad J. Finkelstein | 1998 | Due to re‑register |
| Jay T. Hahn | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Kurt J. Jerome | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Xiaoyu Greg Liu | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Ji Lu | 1998 | Currently registered |
All 1,148 registrations that list Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison 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
Matthew Metcalfe Friestedt studied at Vanderbilt University Law School (the register spells it “VANDERBILT UNIV”). 192 of its 1,752 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Matthew Metcalfe Friestedt was.
- Same law school
- 1,752living graduates; 88.8% 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, 24,611 were admitted before 1998 and 67,446 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 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP1,148 on the register, 134 of the others admitted before 1998; 1,013 of the 1,148 give an office in New York, NY.
- Vanderbilt University Law School graduates on the register1,752 living, 88.8% registered; 9 of them list Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.
- 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 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 Matthew Metcalfe Friestedt’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 Matthew Metcalfe Friestedt in 1998. 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).