Paul B. Cleveland
On the New York attorney register since 1982 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1775600
- Admitted
- 1982 · First Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Sep 2026
Paul B. Cleveland is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1982 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Sep 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, 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 “Sidley & Austin”. We count that spelling with Sidley Austin LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
799 other attorneys list Sidley Austin LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 8 of them were admitted before 1982, and 533 of the 800 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1982, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Irving Louis Rotter | 1982 | Currently registered |
| Siegfried Paul Knopf | 1983 | Currently registered |
| David Mark Katz | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Susan Rachel Chalfin | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Scott M. Freeman | 1985 | 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
Paul B. Cleveland studied at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (the register spells it “NORTHWESTERN UNIV”). 170 of its 3,128 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Paul B. Cleveland was.
- Same law school
- 3,128living graduates; 87.0% 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, 6,349 were admitted before 1982 and 86,516 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 Sidley Austin LLP800 on the register, 8 of the others admitted before 1982; 533 of the 800 give an office in New York, NY.
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law graduates on the register3,128 living, 87.0% registered; 23 of them list Sidley Austin LLP.
- 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 19825,181 people admitted in 1982 are on the register, 1,770 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 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 Paul B. Cleveland’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 Paul B. Cleveland in 1982. 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).