Philip Matthews Dear
On the New York attorney register since 2017 · office in Los Angeles, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5510466
- Admitted
- 2017 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2027
Philip Matthews Dear is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2017 in the First Department, with an office in Los Angeles, CA; next registration due Jan 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Philip Matthews Dear has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 2027.
- 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 “Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates”. We count that spelling with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
842 other attorneys list Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 401 of them were admitted before 2017, and 15 of the 843 give an office in Los Angeles, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2017, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Charles Alvarez | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Anthony Peter Biondo | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Paul Oluwaseun Bolaji | 2017 | Due to re‑register |
| Sophie Xin Chan | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Alissa Marie Curran | 2017 | Currently registered |
All 843 registrations that list Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
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
Philip Matthews Dear studied at USC Gould School of Law (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA”). 528 of its 1,147 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Philip Matthews Dear was.
- Same law school
- 1,147living graduates; 86.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Los Angeles, CA
- 2,891living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,891 living registrants with an office in Los Angeles, CA, 2,263 were admitted before 2017 and 528 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 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP843 on the register, 401 of the others admitted before 2017; 15 of the 843 give an office in Los Angeles, CA.
- USC Gould School of Law graduates on the register1,147 living, 86.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Los Angeles, CA2,891 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20178,202 people admitted in 2017 are on the register, 2,536 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 Philip Matthews Dear’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 Philip Matthews Dear in 2017. 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).