Dorina Cela
On the New York attorney register since 2011 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4887485
- Admitted
- 2011 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2027
Dorina Cela is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2011 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Aug 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 Dorina Cela has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 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 “Phillips & Associates, Attorneys at Law, PLLC”. We count that spelling with Phillips & Associates, PLLC, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
30 other attorneys list Phillips & Associates, PLLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 5 of them were admitted before 2011, and 30 of the 31 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2011, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Todd Wylie Carpenter | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Josh Mathew Friedman | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Gregory William Kirschenbaum | 2014 | Due to re‑register |
| Jesse Scott Weinstein | 2016 | Due to re‑register |
| Alexander Zugaro | 2016 | 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
Dorina Cela studied at Thomas Jefferson School of Law (closed) (the register spells it “Thomas Jefferson School of Law San Diego CA”). 101 of its 162 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Dorina Cela was.
- Same law school
- 162living graduates; 92.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 50,001 were admitted before 2011 and 41,360 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 Phillips & Associates, PLLC31 on the register, 5 of the others admitted before 2011; 30 of the 31 give an office in New York, NY.
- Thomas Jefferson School of Law (closed) graduates on the register162 living, 92.6% registered; 2 of them list Phillips & Associates, PLLC.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20119,856 people admitted in 2011 are on the register, 2,525 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 Dorina Cela’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 Dorina Cela in 2011. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York 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).