Donald H. Steckroth
On the New York attorney register since 1982 · office in Hackensack, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1801703
- Admitted
- 1982 · Third Department
- Status
- Delinquent
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Donald H. Steckroth is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1982 in the Third Department, with an office in Hackensack, NJ; next registration due Dec 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The month shown is the next cycle’s; the delinquency concerns an earlier registration the register did not receive.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Delinquent” means the attorney has a registration the register shows as due and not received. Under the rule a failure to register results in referral to the Appellate Division for disciplinary action; the register does not show whether a given attorney was referred.
- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent 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 “Coleschotz PC”. We count that spelling with Cole Schotz P.C., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
150 other attorneys list Cole Schotz P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1982, and 84 of the 151 give an office in Hackensack, NJ. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1982, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Steven David Leipzig | 1980 | Due to re‑register |
| Jan Alan Lewis | 1983 | Currently registered |
| Jordan J. Metzger | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Donald A. Ottaunick | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Wendy M. Berger | 1985 | 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
Donald H. Steckroth studied at Seton Hall University School of Law (the register spells it “SETON HALL UNIV OF LAW”). 638 of its 6,262 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Donald H. Steckroth was.
- Same law school
- 6,262living graduates; 84.7% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Hackensack, NJ
- 684living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 684 living registrants with an office in Hackensack, NJ, 47 were admitted before 1982 and 622 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 Cole Schotz P.C.151 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1982; 84 of the 151 give an office in Hackensack, NJ.
- Seton Hall University School of Law graduates on the register6,262 living, 84.7% registered; 23 of them list Cole Schotz P.C..
- New York-admitted attorneys in Hackensack, NJ684 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19825,181 people admitted in 1982 are on the register, 960 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Delinquent”15,500 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Donald H. Steckroth’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 Donald H. Steckroth in 1982. The register places the office outside New York, so a complaint would go to that department’s grievance committee (22 NYCRR 1240.7(a)(2)).
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).