Robert Jay Friedman
On the New York attorney register since 1981 · office in Miami, FL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1929934
- Admitted
- 1981 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Robert Jay Friedman is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1981 in the First Department, with an office in Miami, FL; next registration due Mar 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 Robert Jay Friedman has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 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
454 other attorneys list Holland & Knight LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 19 of them were admitted before 1981, and 34 of the 455 give an office in Miami, FL. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1981, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| William P. Byrne | 1980 | Currently registered |
| Robert Ian Bressman | 1981 | Currently registered |
| William M. O’Connor | 1981 | Currently registered |
| Michael Alan Karpen | 1982 | Currently registered |
| Michael B. Newman | 1982 | Due to re‑register |
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 Jay Friedman studied at Seton Hall University School of Law (the register spells it “SETON HALL UNIVERSITY”). 638 of its 6,262 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Robert Jay Friedman was.
- Same law school
- 6,262living graduates; 84.7% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Miami, FL
- 1,579living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,579 living registrants with an office in Miami, FL, 59 were admitted before 1981 and 1,516 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 Holland & Knight LLP455 on the register, 19 of the others admitted before 1981; 34 of the 455 give an office in Miami, FL.
- Seton Hall University School of Law graduates on the register6,262 living, 84.7% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Miami, FL1,579 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19814,916 people admitted in 1981 are on the register, 1,643 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 Robert Jay Friedman’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 Robert Jay Friedman in 1981. 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).