Nelson A. Diaz
On the New York attorney register since 1998 · office in Philadelphia, PA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2893154
- Admitted
- 1998 · Third Department
- Status
- Delinquent
- Next registration
- May 2026
Nelson A. Diaz is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1998 in the Third Department, with an office in Philadelphia, PA; next registration due May 2026. 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
25 other attorneys list Dilworth Paxson LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 8 of them were admitted before 1998, and 7 of the 26 give an office in Philadelphia, PA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1998, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Arthur Squires | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Karen Lynn Palestini | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Jennifer Platzkere Snyder | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Robert L. Baker Jr | 2004 | Currently registered |
| Michael J. Willner | 2004 | 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
Nelson A. Diaz studied at Temple University Beasley School of Law (the register spells it “TEMPLE UNIVERSITY”). 363 of its 1,867 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Nelson A. Diaz was.
- Same law school
- 1,867living graduates; 84.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Philadelphia, PA
- 1,878living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,878 living registrants with an office in Philadelphia, PA, 382 were admitted before 1998 and 1,464 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 Dilworth Paxson LLP26 on the register, 8 of the others admitted before 1998; 7 of the 26 give an office in Philadelphia, PA.
- Temple University Beasley School of Law graduates on the register1,867 living, 84.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Philadelphia, PA1,878 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19987,302 people admitted in 1998 are on the register, 1,831 of them through the Third 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 Nelson A. Diaz’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 Nelson A. Diaz in 1998. The register places the office outside New York, so a complaint would go to that department’s grievance committee (22 NYCRR 1240.7(a)(2)).
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).