Samuel Douglas Finkelstein
On the New York attorney register since 2025 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 6222384
- Admitted
- 2025 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2027
Samuel Douglas Finkelstein is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2025 in the Third Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Aug 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Samuel Douglas Finkelstein has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 2027.
- 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 only other attorney who lists LMD Trade Law PLLC or one of its other names:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lal Bilgili | 2026 | 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
Samuel Douglas Finkelstein studied at Seton Hall University School of Law. 709 of its 6,262 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Samuel Douglas Finkelstein was.
- Same law school
- 6,262living graduates; 84.7% 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, 12,280 were admitted before 2025 and 93 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
- Seton Hall University School of Law graduates on the register6,262 living, 84.7% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20259,764 people admitted in 2025 are on the register, 4,056 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 Samuel Douglas Finkelstein’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 Samuel Douglas Finkelstein in 2025. 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).