David Scott Lester
On the New York attorney register since 1981 · office in Manhasset, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1720010
- Admitted
- 1981 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
David Scott Lester is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1981 in the Second Department, with an office in Manhasset, NY; next registration due Dec 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means David Scott Lester has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 2026.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered unchanged
- 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 “Cooperman Lester Miller LLP”. We count that spelling with Cooperman Lester Miller Gruber Kraus LLP, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
8 other attorneys list Cooperman Lester Miller Gruber Kraus LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1981, and all 9 give an office in Manhasset, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1981, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Eric H. Gruber | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Lynda Jill Goldfarb | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Marc B. Brunengraber | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Marci Rabinowitz | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Yosef E Kraus | 2004 | 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
David Scott Lester studied at New York University School of Law (the register spells it “NYU”). 2,911 of its 23,248 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as David Scott Lester was.
- Same law school
- 23,248living graduates; 86.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Manhasset, NY
- 195living registrants
Of the 195 living registrants with an office in Manhasset, NY, 40 were admitted before 1981 and 149 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
- New York University School of Law graduates on the register23,248 living, 86.5% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Manhasset, NY195 living registrants give an office there.
- Nassau County’s registered bar9,622 currently registered, 6.92 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19814,916 people admitted in 1981 are on the register, 2,027 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 David Scott Lester’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 David Scott Lester in 1981. 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).