Nicholas John Chivily
On the New York attorney register since 1986 · office in Rye, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2040053
- Admitted
- 1986 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Nicholas John Chivily is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1986 in the Second Department, with an office in Rye, NY; next registration due Dec 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Nicholas John Chivily has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 2026.
- 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 “Dorf & Nelson, LLP”. We count that spelling with Dorf Nelson & Zauderer LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
53 other attorneys list Dorf Nelson & Zauderer LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 12 of them were admitted before 1986, and 42 of the 54 give an office in Rye, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1986, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Margery Ann Greenberg | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Andrew Paul Marks | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Jason Todd Cohen | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Ira Brad Matetsky | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Vincent A. Nagler | 1987 | 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
Nicholas John Chivily studied at Fordham University School of Law (the register spells it “FORDHAM UNIVERSITY”). 2,886 of its 20,418 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Nicholas John Chivily was.
- Same law school
- 20,418living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Rye, NY
- 262living registrants
Of the 262 living registrants with an office in Rye, NY, 79 were admitted before 1986 and 175 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 Dorf Nelson & Zauderer LLP54 on the register, 12 of the others admitted before 1986; 42 of the 54 give an office in Rye, NY.
- Fordham University School of Law graduates on the register20,418 living, 87.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Rye, NY262 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, 2,598 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 Nicholas John Chivily’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 Nicholas John Chivily 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).