Christopher James Benes
On the New York attorney register since 1980 · office in North Bellmore, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1660745
- Admitted
- 1980 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
Christopher James Benes is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1980 in the Second Department, with an office in North Bellmore, NY; next registration due Aug 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 Christopher James Benes has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 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
11 other attorneys list The Gold Law Firm PC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1980, and 10 of the 12 give an office in North Bellmore, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1980, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse A. Safer | 1981 | Currently registered |
| Rhonda Lee Wiener | 1981 | Currently registered |
| Jeffrey Bruce Gold | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Karen C. Higgins | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Christopher Todd Carr | 1991 | 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
Christopher James Benes studied at University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) (the register spells it “SUNY AT BUFFALO”). 1,918 of its 9,828 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Christopher James Benes was.
- Same law school
- 9,828living graduates; 90.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in North Bellmore, NY
- 30living registrants
Of the 30 living registrants with an office in North Bellmore, NY, 3 were admitted before 1980 and 24 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 The Gold Law Firm PC12 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1980; 10 of the 12 give an office in North Bellmore, NY.
- University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) graduates on the register9,828 living, 90.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in North Bellmore, NY30 living registrants give an office there.
- Nassau County’s registered bar9,622 currently registered, 6.92 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19804,659 people admitted in 1980 are on the register, 1,976 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 Christopher James Benes’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 Christopher James Benes in 1980. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District, which covers Nassau 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).