Paul Everett Knag
On the New York attorney register since 1971 · office in Stamford, CT
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1354042
- Admitted
- 1971 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Paul Everett Knag is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1971 in the First Department, with an office in Stamford, CT; next registration due Feb 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 Everett Knag has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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 “Harris Beach Murtha”. We count that spelling with Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
236 other attorneys list Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1971. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1971, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Leon T. Sawyko | 1970 | Currently registered |
| Steven J. Rice | 1978 | Delinquent |
| Bruce L. Maas | 1980 | Currently registered |
| Philip Gerard Spellane | 1982 | Currently registered |
| Matthew David Babcock | 1983 | Currently registered |
All 237 registrations that list Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC
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 Everett Knag studied at Harvard Law School (the register spells it “HARVARD”). 989 of its 14,378 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Paul Everett Knag was.
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Stamford, CT
- 1,146living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,146 living registrants with an office in Stamford, CT, 18 were admitted before 1971 and 1,122 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 Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC237 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1971.
- Harvard Law School graduates on the register14,378 living, 86.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Stamford, CT1,146 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19711,869 people admitted in 1971 are on the register, 757 of them through the First 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 Everett Knag’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 Everett Knag in 1971. 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).