Dennis Patrick Cleary
On the New York attorney register since 1984 · office in Buffalo, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1913805
- Admitted
- 1984 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Dennis Patrick Cleary is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1984 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Buffalo, 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 Dennis Patrick Cleary 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
18 other attorneys list Duke Holzman Photiadis & Ritter LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 3 of them were admitted before 1984, and all 19 give an office in Buffalo, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1984, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gregory P. Photiadis | 1978 | Currently registered |
| Gary Michael Kanaley | 1980 | Currently registered |
| Michael J. Lombardo | 1981 | Currently registered |
| Patricia Gillen | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Charles Carlyle Ritter Jr | 1994 | Currently registered |
All 19 registrations that list Duke Holzman Photiadis & Ritter LLP
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
Dennis Patrick Cleary studied at Syracuse University College of Law (the register spells it “SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY”). 1,319 of its 7,168 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Dennis Patrick Cleary was.
- Same law school
- 7,168living graduates; 87.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Buffalo, NY
- 3,467living registrants
Of the 3,467 living registrants with an office in Buffalo, NY, 394 were admitted before 1984 and 3,023 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 Duke Holzman Photiadis & Ritter LLP19 on the register, 3 of the others admitted before 1984; all 19 give an office in Buffalo, NY.
- Syracuse University College of Law graduates on the register7,168 living, 87.5% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Buffalo, NY3,467 living registrants give an office there.
- Erie County’s registered bar4,149 currently registered, 4.36 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19845,952 people admitted in 1984 are on the register, 487 of them through the Fourth 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 Dennis Patrick Cleary’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Dennis Patrick Cleary in 1984. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Erie 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).