Charles Bennett Straus
On the New York attorney register since 1980 · office in Worcester, MA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1689017
- Admitted
- 1980 · First Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Jun 2026
Charles Bennett Straus is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1980 in the First Department, with an office in Worcester, MA; next registration due Jun 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent 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
2 other attorneys list Mirick, O’Connell, Demallie & Lougee, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1980, and 2 of the 3 give an office in Worcester, MA. The 2 whose admission is closest to 1980, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Erin McNamara Boucher | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Hayley Marie Cotter | 2015 | 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
Charles Bennett Straus studied at University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (the register spells it “UNIV OF MARYLAND”). 66 of its 818 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Charles Bennett Straus was.
- Same law school
- 818living graduates; 88.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Worcester, MA
- 54living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 54 living registrants with an office in Worcester, MA, 1 were admitted before 1980 and 52 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
- University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law graduates on the register818 living, 88.3% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Worcester, MA54 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19804,659 people admitted in 1980 are on the register, 1,736 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Charles Bennett Straus’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 Charles Bennett Straus in 1980. 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).