Matthew David Kraus
On the New York attorney register since 2003 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4143376
- Admitted
- 2003 · Second Department
- Status
- Delinquent
- Next registration
- Aug 2027
Matthew David Kraus is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2003 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Aug 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The month shown is the next cycle’s; the delinquency concerns an earlier registration the register did not receive.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Delinquent” means the attorney has a registration the register shows as due and not received. Under the rule a failure to register results in referral to the Appellate Division for disciplinary action; the register does not show whether a given attorney was referred.
- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent unchanged
- 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “The Chartwell Law Offices, LLP”. We count that spelling with Chartwell Law, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
55 other attorneys list Chartwell Law or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 8 of them were admitted before 2003, and 36 of the 56 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2003, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Paul Skibinski | 2002 | Due to re‑register |
| Jarett Lawrence Warner | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Alexander Blishteyn | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Linda Fridegotto | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Gregg Scott Scharaga | 2003 | 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 David Kraus studied at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (the register spells it “BENJAMIN N. CARDOZO”). 2,933 of its 12,878 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Matthew David Kraus was.
- Same law school
- 12,878living graduates; 88.9% 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, 33,051 were admitted before 2003 and 58,728 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 Chartwell Law56 on the register, 8 of the others admitted before 2003; 36 of the 56 give an office in New York, NY.
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University graduates on the register12,878 living, 88.9% registered.
- 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 20038,250 people admitted in 2003 are on the register, 2,426 of them through the Second Department.
- Every registration that reads “Delinquent”15,500 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 Matthew David Kraus’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 Matthew David Kraus in 2003. 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).