Edward M. Steves
On the New York attorney register since 1979 · office in Newburgh, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1519909
- Admitted
- 1979 · First Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Sep 2026
Edward M. Steves is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1979 in the First Department, with an office in Newburgh, NY; next registration due Sep 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
25 other attorneys list Finkelstein & Partners or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1979, and 21 of the 26 give an office in Newburgh, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1979, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald Rosenkranz | 1973 | Delinquent |
| Duncan W. Clark | 1979 | Currently registered |
| George A. Kohl | 1982 | Currently registered |
| Lawrence D. Lissauer | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Nancy Y. Morgan | 1987 | 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
Edward M. Steves studied at Columbia Law School (the register spells it “COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY”). 1,448 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Edward M. Steves was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Newburgh, NY
- 156living registrants
Of the 156 living registrants with an office in Newburgh, NY, 15 were admitted before 1979 and 137 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 Finkelstein & Partners26 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1979; 21 of the 26 give an office in Newburgh, NY.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Newburgh, NY156 living registrants give an office there.
- Orange County’s registered bar763 currently registered, 1.88 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19793,974 people admitted in 1979 are on the register, 1,513 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Edward M. Steves’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Edward M. Steves in 1979. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Orange 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).