Neal Robert Platt
On the New York attorney register since 1979 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1295997
- Admitted
- 1979 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Neal Robert Platt is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1979 in the Second 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 Neal Robert Platt 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Shwal & Platt, Counselors at Law”. We count that spelling with Shwal Platt, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
The only other attorney who lists Shwal Platt or one of its other names:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Myra Platt | 1979 | 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
Neal Robert Platt studied at Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (the register spells it “Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law”). 717 of its 11,234 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Neal Robert Platt was.
- Same law school
- 11,234living graduates; 92.1% 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, 4,378 were admitted before 1979 and 88,646 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
- Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University graduates on the register11,234 living, 92.1% 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 19793,974 people admitted in 1979 are on the register, 1,713 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 Neal Robert Platt’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 Neal Robert Platt in 1979. 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).