David Earl Butler
On the New York attorney register since 1996 · office in Vestal, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2729549
- Admitted
- 1996 · Third Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Sep 2026
David Earl Butler is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1996 in the Third Department, with an office in Vestal, NY; next registration due Sep 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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 register gives this attorney’s employer as “Butler & Butler, P.C.”. We count that spelling with Butler & Butler PA, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
2 other attorneys list Butler & Butler PA or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1996. The 2 whose admission is closest to 1996, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Walter James Butler | 1983 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Anita Muscarella | 1983 | Suspended, delinquent |
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
David Earl Butler studied at Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (the register spells it “Thomas M Cooley Law School”). 359 of its 1,456 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as David Earl Butler was.
- Same law school
- 1,456living graduates; 90.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Vestal, NY
- 67living registrants
Of the 67 living registrants with an office in Vestal, NY, 30 were admitted before 1996 and 34 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
- Western Michigan University Cooley Law School graduates on the register1,456 living, 90.6% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Vestal, NY67 living registrants give an office there.
- Broome County’s registered bar386 currently registered, 1.96 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19966,887 people admitted in 1996 are on the register, 1,621 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 David Earl Butler’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 David Earl Butler in 1996. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Third Department’s grievance committee, which covers Broome 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).