Ellis B. Levine
On the New York attorney register since 1963 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1352053
- Admitted
- 1963 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
Ellis B. Levine is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1963 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jan 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Ellis B. Levine has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 2028.
- 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 Cowan, Debaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1963, and all 19 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1963, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| J Stephen Sheppard | 1969 | Due to re‑register |
| Susan Bodine | 1982 | Currently registered |
| Nancy Evelyn Wolff | 1982 | Due to re‑register |
| Kenneth Neal Swezey | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Lynnett Marie Santin | 1992 | Due to re‑register |
All 19 registrations that list Cowan, Debaets, Abrahams & Sheppard 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
Ellis B. Levine studied at Harvard Law School. 726 of its 14,378 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1960s, as Ellis B. Levine was.
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% 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, 321 were admitted before 1963 and 93,215 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 Cowan, Debaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP19 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1963; all 19 give an office in New York, NY.
- Harvard Law School graduates on the register14,378 living, 86.1% registered.
- 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 19631,358 people admitted in 1963 are on the register, 473 of them through the First 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 Ellis B. Levine’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 Ellis B. Levine in 1963. 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).