Paul Joseph Pfingst
On the New York attorney register since 1977 · office in San Diego, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1299130
- Admitted
- 1977 · Second Department
- Status
- Delinquent
- Next registration
- Oct 2026
Paul Joseph Pfingst is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1977 in the Second Department, with an office in San Diego, CA; next registration due Oct 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
The only other attorney who lists Higgs, Fletcher & Mack or one of its other names:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Mitchell Steele | 2020 | 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 Joseph Pfingst studied at St. John’s University School of Law (the register spells it “ST JOHNS”). 1,769 of its 15,595 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Paul Joseph Pfingst was.
- Same law school
- 15,595living graduates; 88.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Diego, CA
- 664living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 664 living registrants with an office in San Diego, CA, 20 were admitted before 1977 and 635 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
- St. John’s University School of Law graduates on the register15,595 living, 88.6% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Diego, CA664 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19773,593 people admitted in 1977 are on the register, 1,561 of them through the Second 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 Paul Joseph Pfingst’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 Pfingst in 1977. 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).