Deborah Seldes Barcham
On the New York attorney register since 1987 · office in Melville, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2146207
- Admitted
- 1987 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2027
Deborah Seldes Barcham is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1987 in the Third Department, with an office in Melville, NY; next registration due Mar 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Deborah Seldes Barcham has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 2027.
- 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 “L’Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, LLP”. We count that spelling with L’Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, L.L.P., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
25 other attorneys list L’Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, L.L.P. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 6 of them were admitted before 1987, and all 26 give an office in Melville, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1987, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Paula Michaele Gart | 1980 | Due to re‑register |
| Richard Patrick Byrne | 1983 | Currently registered |
| Ilene D. Samuel | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Douglas R. Halstrom | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Maureen Elizabeth O’Connor | 1991 | Currently registered |
All 26 registrations that list L’Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, L.L.P.
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
Deborah Seldes Barcham studied at American University Washington College of Law (the register spells it “AMERICAN UNIVERSITY”). 454 of its 4,261 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Deborah Seldes Barcham was.
- Same law school
- 4,261living graduates; 88.3% 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, 210 were admitted before 1987 and 1,238 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 L’Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, L.L.P.26 on the register, 6 of the others admitted before 1987; all 26 give an office in Melville, NY.
- American University Washington College of Law graduates on the register4,261 living, 88.3% 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 19875,948 people admitted in 1987 are on the register, 1,063 of them through the Third 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 Deborah Seldes Barcham’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 Deborah Seldes Barcham in 1987. 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).