Riad Christopher Defreitas
On the New York attorney register since 2006 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4434486
- Admitted
- 2006 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Riad Christopher Defreitas is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2006 in the Third Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Feb 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 Riad Christopher Defreitas has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
18 other attorneys list Carroll Guido Groffman Cohen Bar & Karalian, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 8 of them were admitted before 2006, and 17 of the 19 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2006, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gillian R. Bar | 2000 | Currently registered |
| Leah Weitzen Seymour | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Renee Lisa Karalian | 2004 | Currently registered |
| Paul Senft Gutman | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Ira Friedman | 2009 | Currently registered |
All 19 registrations that list Carroll Guido Groffman Cohen Bar & Karalian, 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
Riad Christopher Defreitas studied at Northeastern University School of Law. 342 of its 1,375 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Riad Christopher Defreitas was.
- Same law school
- 1,375living graduates; 88.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 38,701 were admitted before 2006 and 52,887 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 Carroll Guido Groffman Cohen Bar & Karalian, LLP19 on the register, 8 of the others admitted before 2006; 17 of the 19 give an office in New York, NY.
- Northeastern University School of Law graduates on the register1,375 living, 88.5% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20068,638 people admitted in 2006 are on the register, 2,950 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 Riad Christopher Defreitas’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 Riad Christopher Defreitas in 2006. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York County, where the register places the office.
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).