Matthew Adam Kaplan
On the New York attorney register since 2001 · office in Ridgewood, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 3965969
- Admitted
- 2001 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2027
Matthew Adam Kaplan is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2001 in the Third Department, with an office in Ridgewood, NY; next registration due Dec 2027. 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 Adam Kaplan has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 2027.
- 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
3 other attorneys list Abbott Bushlow & Schechner, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 3 of them were admitted before 2001, and all 4 give an office in Ridgewood, NY. The 3 whose admission is closest to 2001, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Edward Bushlow | 1966 | Due to re‑register |
| Richard Allan Schechner | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Alan Louis Bushlow | 1992 | 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
Matthew Adam Kaplan studied at Rutgers Law School (the register spells it “Rutgers - The State University - School of Law - Camden”). 1,786 of its 7,506 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Matthew Adam Kaplan was.
- Same law school
- 7,506living graduates; 84.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Ridgewood, NY
- 29living registrants
Of the 29 living registrants with an office in Ridgewood, NY, 11 were admitted before 2001 and 17 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
- Rutgers Law School graduates on the register7,506 living, 84.1% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Ridgewood, NY29 living registrants give an office there.
- Queens County’s registered bar4,163 currently registered, 1.79 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20017,416 people admitted in 2001 are on the register, 2,085 of them through the Third 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 Adam Kaplan’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 Matthew Adam Kaplan in 2001. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Second, Eleventh and Thirteenth Judicial Districts, which covers Queens 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).