Celeste M. Butera
On the New York attorney register since 1990 · office in Melville, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2333474
- Admitted
- 1990 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Celeste M. Butera is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1990 in the Second Department, with an office in Melville, NY; next registration due May 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Celeste M. Butera has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register 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
146 other attorneys list Lippes Mathias LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 29 of them were admitted before 1990. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1990, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Edward D. Fickess | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Mark Dexter Glastetter | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Paul A. Mitchell | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Tony Valentine Pezzano | 1990 | Currently registered |
| Karl Jay Sleight | 1990 | 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
Celeste M. Butera studied at Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (the register spells it “HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY”). 2,255 of its 11,234 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Celeste M. Butera was.
- Same law school
- 11,234living graduates; 92.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Melville, NY
- 1,478living registrants
Of the 1,478 living registrants with an office in Melville, NY, 289 were admitted before 1990 and 1,167 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 Lippes Mathias LLP147 on the register, 29 of the others admitted before 1990.
- Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University graduates on the register11,234 living, 92.1% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Melville, NY1,478 living registrants give an office there.
- Suffolk County’s registered bar5,823 currently registered, 3.81 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19906,112 people admitted in 1990 are on the register, 2,199 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 Celeste M. Butera’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 Celeste M. Butera in 1990. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District, which covers Suffolk 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).