Paul Joseph Fernandez
On the New York attorney register since 1998 · office in White Plains, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2859213
- Admitted
- 1998 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Paul Joseph Fernandez is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1998 in the Second Department, with an office in White Plains, NY; next registration due May 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 Paul Joseph Fernandez has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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 “Law Offices of Laurence Shaw”. We count that spelling with Law Offices of Laurence Shaw, P.C., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
2 other attorneys list Law Offices of Laurence Shaw, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1998, and all 3 give an office in White Plains, NY. The 2 whose admission is closest to 1998, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Laurence Shaw | 1992 | Currently registered |
| David Y. Hom | 1998 | 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
Paul Joseph Fernandez studied at Brooklyn Law School (the register spells it “BROOKLYN LAW”). 3,720 of its 20,058 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Paul Joseph Fernandez was.
- Same law school
- 20,058living graduates; 86.6% 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, 1,531 were admitted before 1998 and 1,717 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
- Brooklyn Law School graduates on the register20,058 living, 86.6% 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 19987,302 people admitted in 1998 are on the register, 2,431 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 Paul Joseph Fernandez’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 Paul Joseph Fernandez in 1998. 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).