Douglas R. Halstrom
On the New York attorney register since 1991 · office in Melville, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2402030
- Admitted
- 1991 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Nov 2027
Douglas R. Halstrom is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1991 in the Second Department, with an office in Melville, NY; next registration due Nov 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 Douglas R. Halstrom has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Nov 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; 7 of them were admitted before 1991, and all 26 give an office in Melville, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1991, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Deborah Seldes Barcham | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Maureen Elizabeth O’Connor | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Eileen Decallies | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Kimberly Johnson Glenn | 1995 | Currently registered |
| John D. McKenna | 1996 | Due to re‑register |
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
Douglas R. Halstrom studied at Saint Louis University School of Law (the register spells it “St. Louis University School of Law”). 50 of its 325 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Douglas R. Halstrom was.
- Same law school
- 325living graduates; 85.5% 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, 311 were admitted before 1991 and 1,135 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, 7 of the others admitted before 1991; all 26 give an office in Melville, NY.
- Saint Louis University School of Law graduates on the register325 living, 85.5% 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 19916,456 people admitted in 1991 are on the register, 2,578 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 Douglas R. Halstrom’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 Douglas R. Halstrom in 1991. 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).