Michael David Zarin
On the New York attorney register since 1986 · office in White Plains, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2074540
- Admitted
- 1986 · First Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Aug 2026
Michael David Zarin is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1986 in the First Department, with an office in White Plains, NY; next registration due Aug 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The registration was due in Aug 2026 and the register has not recorded it as filed.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register 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 Zarin & Steinmetz LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1986, and all 15 give an office in White Plains, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1986, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| David S. Steinmetz | 1986 | Due to re‑register |
| Lisa Fishman Smith | 1990 | Currently registered |
| Daniel Michael Richmond | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Jacob E. Amir | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Jody Tamar Cross | 2002 | Due to re‑register |
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
Michael David Zarin studied at Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (the register spells it “HOFSTRA SCHOOL OF LAW”). 1,936 of its 11,234 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Michael David Zarin was.
- Same law school
- 11,234living graduates; 92.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in White Plains, NY
- 3,313living registrants
Of the 3,313 living registrants with an office in White Plains, NY, 638 were admitted before 1986 and 2,595 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 Zarin & Steinmetz LLP15 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1986; all 15 give an office in White Plains, NY.
- Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University graduates on the register11,234 living, 92.1% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in White Plains, NY3,313 living registrants give an office there.
- Westchester County’s registered bar7,255 currently registered, 7.26 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19866,111 people admitted in 1986 are on the register, 1,967 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Michael David Zarin’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 Michael David Zarin in 1986. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Westchester 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).