Robert Alexander Claassen
On the New York attorney register since 1993 · office in Palo Alto, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2546208
- Admitted
- 1993 · Third Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Sep 2027
Robert Alexander Claassen is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1993 in the Third Department, with an office in Palo Alto, CA; next registration due Sep 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, 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
595 other attorneys list Paul Hastings LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 25 of them were admitted before 1993. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1993, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| David Scott Broderick | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Eugene Y. Ferrer | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Nelson Daniell Johnson | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Bruce Matthew Wexler | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Esteban Luis Camahort | 1994 | 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
Robert Alexander Claassen studied at University of Wisconsin Law School (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN”). 125 of its 835 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Robert Alexander Claassen was.
- Same law school
- 835living graduates; 81.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Palo Alto, CA
- 393living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 393 living registrants with an office in Palo Alto, CA, 45 were admitted before 1993 and 341 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 Paul Hastings LLP596 on the register, 25 of the others admitted before 1993.
- University of Wisconsin Law School graduates on the register835 living, 81.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Palo Alto, CA393 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19936,439 people admitted in 1993 are on the register, 1,437 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 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 Robert Alexander Claassen’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 Robert Alexander Claassen in 1993. 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).