Robert David Howard
On the New York attorney register since 1965 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1068907
- Admitted
- 1965 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Robert David Howard is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1965 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; 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 David Howard 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
20 other attorneys list Romer Debbas LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1965, and 19 of the 21 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1965, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Ivan Reiter | 1969 | Currently registered |
| Edward Steven Feldman | 1975 | Due to re‑register |
| Joyce A. Davis | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Steven Nelson Kirkpatrick | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Christian Gaston Zebicoff | 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 David Howard studied at Columbia Law School (the register spells it “COLUMBIA”). 834 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1960s, as Robert David Howard was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% 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, 484 were admitted before 1965 and 93,009 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 Romer Debbas LLP21 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1965; 19 of the 21 give an office in New York, NY.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% 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 19651,502 people admitted in 1965 are on the register, 734 of them through the Second 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 David Howard’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Robert David Howard in 1965. 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).