Pepi Friedman
On the New York attorney register since 1981 · office in Atlanta, GA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1709724
- Admitted
- 1981 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
Pepi Friedman is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1981 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Atlanta, GA; next registration due Aug 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Pepi Friedman has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register 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 “Cohen Pollock Merlin Turner, P.C.”. We count that spelling with Cohen Pollock Merlin Turner, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
3 other attorneys list Cohen Pollock Merlin Turner or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1981, and all 4 give an office in Atlanta, GA. The 3 whose admission is closest to 1981, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bryan Galat | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Michelle Elana Taitz | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Matthew John Lambros | 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
Pepi Friedman studied at University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) (the register spells it “SUNY AT BUFFALO”). 1,918 of its 9,828 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Pepi Friedman was.
- Same law school
- 9,828living graduates; 90.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Atlanta, GA
- 1,277living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,277 living registrants with an office in Atlanta, GA, 35 were admitted before 1981 and 1,233 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
- University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) graduates on the register9,828 living, 90.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Atlanta, GA1,277 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19814,916 people admitted in 1981 are on the register, 409 of them through the Fourth 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 Pepi Friedman’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Pepi Friedman in 1981. 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).