License & bar number lookup
New York Attorney License Lookup
Search 372,587 attorneys registered with the NYS Office of Court Administration (OCA) Attorney Registration Unit by name or bar number. Every record shows the official license status and as-of date.
How to verify a New York attorney
- Search the attorney by name or bar number in the search box above — it pulls the official NYS Office of Court Administration (OCA) Attorney Registration Unit record.
- Confirm the license status reads "active" (not suspended, disbarred, inactive, or not eligible).
- Check the disciplinary standing — disbarred or suspended is a public record you can see before you hire.
- Cross-check the bar number and admission year against anything the attorney told you.
New York attorneys — last name “W”
Active New York attorneys with last names starting “W.” Use the search box above for an exact name or bar number.
Thomas J. Wacht
White Plains, NY
- Bar #
- 1303023
- Admitted
- 1973 · 53 yrs
- Law school
- University of Virginia
- Firm
- Thomas J Wacht, Esq
Norman J. Wachtel
New York, NY
- Bar #
- 1530690
- Admitted
- 1967 · 59 yrs
- Law school
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
- Firm
- Norman J. Wachtel, Esq
Chaim Wachsberger
New York, NY
- Bar #
- 1785757
- Admitted
- 1977 · 49 yrs
- Law school
- Columbia University
Kathryn M. Wachsman
New York, NY
- Bar #
- 1153220
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
- Law school
- Washburn University of Topeka School of Law
- Firm
- Kathryn M Wachsman, Attorney At Law
Ellen Miller Wachtel
NY attorney
- Bar #
- 1420082
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
- Law school
- Boston College Law School
Julie Wachs
NY attorney
- Bar #
- 1665108
- Admitted
- 1980 · 46 yrs
- Law school
- Hofstra University
William B. Wachtel
New York, NY
- Bar #
- 1668250
- Admitted
- 1980 · 46 yrs
- Law school
- Columbia University
- Firm
- Wachtel Missry LLP
Bernard C. Wachsman
Brooklyn, NY
- Bar #
- 1744143
- Admitted
- 1981 · 45 yrs
- Law school
- Brooklyn Law School
- Firm
- Bernard C. Wachsman, Esq.
Samuel Abraham Wachtel
NY attorney
- Bar #
- 1701291
- Admitted
- 1981 · 45 yrs
- Law school
- Indiana Univ Bloomington
Bonnie Kim Wachtel
Washington, DC
- Bar #
- 1754100
- Admitted
- 1982 · 44 yrs
- Law school
- University of Virginia
- Firm
- Wachtel & Co Inc
Marcy Lynn Wachtel
New York, NY
- Bar #
- 1863810
- Admitted
- 1983 · 43 yrs
- Law school
- Univ of Pennsylvania
- Firm
- Katsky Korins, LLP
Stuart E. Wachs
Larchmont, NY
- Bar #
- 1939008
- Admitted
- 1984 · 42 yrs
- Law school
- Albany Law School of Union University
- Firm
- Wachs & Associates
Mindy Elisa Wachtel
NY attorney
- Bar #
- 1959204
- Admitted
- 1985 · 41 yrs
- Law school
- Cardozo
Gary Jan Wachtel
New York, NY
- Bar #
- 2044816
- Admitted
- 1986 · 40 yrs
- Law school
- Cardozo School of Law
- Firm
- Gary J. Wachtel Attorney At Law
Mitchell Wachs
NY attorney
- Bar #
- 2186856
- Admitted
- 1988 · 38 yrs
- Law school
- University of Pennsylvania Law School
Margaret Geer Wachenfeld
Gilleleje 3250
- Bar #
- 2360931
- Admitted
- 1990 · 36 yrs
- Law school
- Duke
- Firm
- Themis Research
Ilan Wachsman
NY attorney
- Bar #
- 2355188
- Admitted
- 1990 · 36 yrs
- Law school
- Hebrew University
Theodore M. Wachtel
Woodland Hills, CA
- Bar #
- 2345916
- Admitted
- 1990 · 36 yrs
- Law school
- Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law
- Firm
- Natalie Kaplan
James Agenor Wachta
Boston, MA
- Bar #
- 2434751
- Admitted
- 1991 · 35 yrs
- Law school
- Washington and Lee
- Firm
- Davis Malm & D Agostine
David Scott Wachen
Potomac, MD
- Bar #
- 2525079
- Admitted
- 1993 · 33 yrs
- Law school
- University of Pennsylvania
- Firm
- Wachen LLC
Kimberly Anne Wachen
Washington, DC
- Bar #
- 2524775
- Admitted
- 1993 · 33 yrs
- Law school
- University of Pennsylvania
- Firm
- Arentfox Schiff LLP
Robert S. Wachtel
Mahopac, NY
- Bar #
- 2550671
- Admitted
- 1993 · 33 yrs
- Law school
- Pace University
- Firm
- Capital Market Resources
Debra Lynne Wabnik
Garden City, NY
- Bar #
- 2584910
- Admitted
- 1994 · 32 yrs
- Law school
- Hofstra
- Firm
- Stagg Wabnik Law Group LLP
Suzanne Ellen Wachsstock
Washington, DC
- Bar #
- 2648533
- Admitted
- 1995 · 31 yrs
- Law school
- Harvard
- Firm
- Walmart Inc
Martin Eugen Wachberger
NY attorney
- Bar #
- 2853463
- Admitted
- 1997 · 29 yrs
- Law school
- University of Vienna; Harvard University
Scott William Wachs
Sheridan, WY
- Bar #
- 2911683
- Admitted
- 1998 · 28 yrs
- Law school
- New York Law School
- Firm
- Patriot Cash Recovery, LLC
Charles Elliott Wachsstock
New York, NY
- Bar #
- 2966653
- Admitted
- 1999 · 27 yrs
- Law school
- Boston Univ
- Firm
- Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
George David Wachtel
New York, NY
- Bar #
- 2943942
- Admitted
- 1999 · 27 yrs
- Law school
- Cardozo
- Firm
- George Wachtel
Jonathan Taussig Wachtel
Brooklyn, NY
- Bar #
- 3046687
- Admitted
- 2000 · 26 yrs
- Law school
- Brooklyn Law School
- Firm
- Jonathan T. Wachtel, Esq. PLLC
Marea Lane Wachsman
New York, NY
- Bar #
- 3952413
- Admitted
- 2001 · 25 yrs
- Law school
- New York Law School
- Firm
- Schreier & Wachsman, LLP
Kim Marie Wacek
Pompano Beach, FL
- Bar #
- 4012712
- Admitted
- 2002 · 24 yrs
- Law school
- Hamline University St Paul Mn
- Firm
- Kim Marie Wacek
Ruth Joy Wachspress
Brooklyn, NY
- Bar #
- 4036075
- Admitted
- 2002 · 24 yrs
- Law school
- Benjamin N Cardozo
- Firm
- Ucs
Steven Jon Wachtel
NY attorney
- Bar #
- 4357687
- Admitted
- 2005 · 21 yrs
- Law school
- Brooklyn Law School
Charles Alexander Wachtel
Brooklyn, NY
- Bar #
- 4373643
- Admitted
- 2006 · 20 yrs
- Law school
- Brooklyn Law School
Elodie Camille Wacheux
NY attorney
- Bar #
- 4475901
- Admitted
- 2007 · 19 yrs
- Law school
- American University, Washington D.c.
Howard Allan Wachtel
New York, NY
- Bar #
- 4526638
- Admitted
- 2007 · 19 yrs
- Law school
- Duke University
- Firm
- Microsoft
Joseph Robert Waala
Philadelphia, PA
- Bar #
- 4565248
- Admitted
- 2008 · 18 yrs
- Law school
- Georgetown University Law Center
- Firm
- Waala Law PLLC
Emma Waage
NY attorney
- Bar #
- 4643359
- Admitted
- 2009 · 17 yrs
- Law school
- Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law
Kesav Murthy Wable
Eagan, MN
- Bar #
- 4666384
- Admitted
- 2009 · 17 yrs
- Law school
- Brooklyn Law School
- Firm
- Thomson Reuters
Daniel Fierman Wachtell
New York, NY
- Bar #
- 4689188
- Admitted
- 2009 · 17 yrs
- Law school
- New York University
- Firm
- Law Office of Daniel F. Wachtell
Genevieve Treuille Wachtell
NY attorney
- Bar #
- 4719266
- Admitted
- 2009 · 17 yrs
- Law school
- New York University School of Law
Eric Maximillian Waage
Indianapolis, IN
- Bar #
- 4763397
- Admitted
- 2010 · 16 yrs
- Law school
- Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law
- Firm
- Dept of Veterans Affairs
Barbara Lynn Waal
NY attorney
- Bar #
- 4838686
- Admitted
- 2010 · 16 yrs
- Law school
- Univ. At Buffalo Law School
Karen Wachs
Springfield, NJ
- Bar #
- 4865044
- Admitted
- 2010 · 16 yrs
- Law school
- George Washington University
- Firm
- Law Office of Karen Wachs, Esq
Corinne Erika Wachtel
NY attorney
- Bar #
- 4819702
- Admitted
- 2010 · 16 yrs
- Law school
- Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Allison Auer Waase
New York, NY
- Bar #
- 5173034
- Admitted
- 2013 · 13 yrs
- Law school
- Fordham University School of Law
- Firm
- Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Eric Wachs
San Antonio, TX
- Bar #
- 5171384
- Admitted
- 2013 · 13 yrs
- Law school
- Fordham University School of Law
- Firm
- Texas Riogrande Legal Aid
Jonathan Scott Wachlarz
New York, NY
- Bar #
- 5287974
- Admitted
- 2014 · 12 yrs
- Law school
- Thomas M. Cooley Law School
- Firm
- Shulman & Hill, PLLC
Yonatan Yechezkel Wachspress
New York, NY
- Bar #
- 5218185
- Admitted
- 2014 · 12 yrs
- Law school
- St. John'S University School of Law
- Firm
- Equitable Advisors
Jordan Gil Wachstock
Bayville, NY
- Bar #
- 5284187
- Admitted
- 2014 · 12 yrs
- Law school
- New York Law School
- Firm
- Wachstock Pension Law, P.c
Michael E. Wachtel
Bloomfield, NJ
- Bar #
- 5357934
- Admitted
- 2015 · 11 yrs
- Law school
- Rutgers School of Law - Newark
- Firm
- Fredson Statmore Bitterman, LLC
Vanessa Lorraine Wachira
NY attorney
- Bar #
- 5174610
- Admitted
- 2017 · 9 yrs
- Law school
- Hofstra University School of Law
Jonah Hirsh Wacholder
NY attorney
- Bar #
- 5620828
- Admitted
- 2018 · 8 yrs
- Law school
- Yale Law School
Maxime Pierre Jacques Philippe Wach
Paris
- Bar #
- 5813498
- Admitted
- 2020 · 6 yrs
- Law school
- Columbia Law School
- Firm
- Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier A.a.r.p.i.
Alyssa Ruth Waaramaa
Brooklyn, NY
- Bar #
- 5865449
- Admitted
- 2021 · 5 yrs
- Law school
- New York University School of Law
- Firm
- The Legal Aid Society
Dani Alyse Wachtel
New York, NY
- Bar #
- 5878830
- Admitted
- 2021 · 5 yrs
- Law school
- Widener University Harrisburg Law School
Kohei Wachi
New York, NY
- Bar #
- 6036230
- Admitted
- 2023 · 3 yrs
- Law school
- Stanford Law School
- Firm
- Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Us LLP
Daniel Wachenfeld
New York, NY
- Bar #
- 6134241
- Admitted
- 2024 · 2 yrs
- Law school
- Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law
- Firm
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Joshua Ryan Wabnik
NY attorney
- Bar #
- 6256960
- Admitted
- 2025 · 1 yr
- Law school
- Georgetown University Law Center
Abigail Leigh Waag
New York, NY
- Bar #
- 6281778
- Admitted
- 2026 · 0 yrs
- Law school
- Tulane University Law School
- Firm
- Floyd Zadkovich (us) LLP
Disciplinary actions
See New York attorney disciplinary actions (23,237 attorneys currently disbarred or suspended of record).
Frequently asked questions
How do I check if a lawyer is licensed in New York?
Search their name or bar number in the lookup above. It returns the official NYS Office of Court Administration (OCA) Attorney Registration Unit record, including current license status and admission year. If no record comes back, the person may not be licensed in New York.
How many attorneys are registered in New York?
372,587 attorneys are registered with the NYS Office of Court Administration (OCA) Attorney Registration Unit, and 333,133 are on active status. Every record here shows the official license status and as-of date.
Is New York attorney discipline public?
Yes. License status, including disbarment and suspension of record, is public information published by the NYS Office of Court Administration (OCA) Attorney Registration Unit. 23,237 New York attorneys are currently disbarred or suspended of record.
What is a bar number?
A bar number is the unique ID the NYS Office of Court Administration (OCA) Attorney Registration Unit assigns to each admitted attorney. It is the most reliable way to confirm you are looking at the right person, especially for common names.
Does this cost anything?
No. Looking up a New York attorney's license and disciplinary standing on this site is free and requires no account.
Data sources & last updated
- Licensing roster & status: NYS Office of Court Administration (OCA) Attorney Registration Unit. Published roster figure (end of CY2024).
- Resident-attorney benchmark: ABA National Lawyer Population Survey 2024.
- Data on this page as of 2026-06-13 (last roster ingest).
This site republishes official public records and is not legal advice, a lawyer referral service, or a consumer reporting agency. Information here may not be used to make decisions about employment, tenancy, or credit (FCRA). Records are shown as published by their official sources and may contain errors or be out of date; consult the linked official source to verify. To correct or dispute a record, contact the licensing authority of record.