Peter Beal Magnuson
On the New York attorney register since 1979 · office in Houston, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1580000
- Admitted
- 1979 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Delinquent
- Next registration
- Jan 2026
Peter Beal Magnuson is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1979 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Houston, TX; next registration due Jan 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
240 other attorneys list Cozen O’Connor or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 3 of them were admitted before 1979. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1979, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Knight Fisher | 1977 | Currently registered |
| Menachem Jacob Kastner | 1977 | Currently registered |
| Harvey Alan Feintuch | 1979 | Delinquent |
| Jerry H. Goldfeder | 1980 | Currently registered |
| J Bruce Maffeo | 1980 | 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
Peter Beal Magnuson studied at University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) (the register spells it “S U N Y AT BUFFALO”). 1,135 of its 9,828 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Peter Beal Magnuson was.
- Same law school
- 9,828living graduates; 90.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Houston, TX
- 1,463living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,463 living registrants with an office in Houston, TX, 30 were admitted before 1979 and 1,422 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 Cozen O’Connor241 on the register, 3 of the others admitted before 1979.
- University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) graduates on the register9,828 living, 90.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Houston, TX1,463 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19793,974 people admitted in 1979 are on the register, 416 of them through the Fourth 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 Peter Beal Magnuson’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 Peter Beal Magnuson in 1979. 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).