James Stephen Makris
On the New York attorney register since 1998 · office in Rye, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2921138
- Admitted
- 1998 · First Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Aug 2026
James Stephen Makris is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1998 in the First Department, with an office in Rye, NY; next registration due Aug 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The registration was due in Aug 2026 and the register has not recorded it as filed.
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
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register 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
53 other attorneys list Dorf Nelson & Zauderer LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 27 of them were admitted before 1998, and 42 of the 54 give an office in Rye, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1998, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Alcott | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Scott David Locke | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Edmond Patrick O’Brien | 1998 | Due to re‑register |
| Aaron Weissberg | 1999 | Currently registered |
| David Scott Warner | 2001 | 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
James Stephen Makris studied at New England Law Boston (the register spells it “NEW ENGLAND”). 319 of its 1,699 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as James Stephen Makris was.
- Same law school
- 1,699living graduates; 88.2% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Rye, NY
- 262living registrants
Of the 262 living registrants with an office in Rye, NY, 153 were admitted before 1998 and 102 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 Dorf Nelson & Zauderer LLP54 on the register, 27 of the others admitted before 1998; 42 of the 54 give an office in Rye, NY.
- New England Law Boston graduates on the register1,699 living, 88.2% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Rye, NY262 living registrants give an office there.
- Westchester County’s registered bar7,255 currently registered, 7.26 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19987,302 people admitted in 1998 are on the register, 2,659 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 James Stephen Makris’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 James Stephen Makris in 1998. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Westchester 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).