Philip Christopher Zager
On the New York attorney register since 2016 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5454582
- Admitted
- 2016 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Philip Christopher Zager is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2016 in the Third Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due May 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 Philip Christopher Zager has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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 “Garofalo Goerlich Hainbach PC”. We count that spelling with Garofalo Goerlich Hainbach, P.C., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
The only other attorney who lists Garofalo Goerlich Hainbach, P.C. or one of its other names:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Erik Maddux | 2005 | 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
Philip Christopher Zager studied at Georgetown University Law Center. 3,165 of its 11,562 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Philip Christopher Zager was.
- Same law school
- 11,562living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 9,382 were admitted before 2016 and 2,710 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
- Georgetown University Law Center graduates on the register11,562 living, 87.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20168,420 people admitted in 2016 are on the register, 3,373 of them through the Third 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 Christopher Zager’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Philip Christopher Zager in 2016. 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).