Jeltje Dejong
On the New York attorney register since 1982 · office in Smithtown, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2054047
- Admitted
- 1982 · Second Department
- Status
- Delinquent
- Next registration
- Oct 2026
Jeltje Dejong is delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1982 in the Second Department, with an office in Smithtown, NY; next registration due Oct 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The month shown is the next cycle’s; the delinquency concerns an earlier registration the register did not receive.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Delinquent” means the attorney has a registration the register shows as due and not received. Under the rule a failure to register results in referral to the Appellate Division for disciplinary action; the register does not show whether a given attorney was referred.
- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent unchanged
- Delinquent 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
14 other attorneys list Devitt Spellman Barrett, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1982, and 2 of the 15 give an office in Smithtown, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1982, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Joseph Jones | 1982 | Due to re‑register |
| David Pallai | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Keith Robert McHugh | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Kevin Michael Spellman | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Stephan Douglas Trace | 1992 | 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
Jeltje Dejong studied at Vermont Law and Graduate School (the register spells it “VERMONT”). 197 of its 1,201 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Jeltje Dejong was.
- Same law school
- 1,201living graduates; 86.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Smithtown, NY
- 247living registrants
Of the 247 living registrants with an office in Smithtown, NY, 35 were admitted before 1982 and 210 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 Devitt Spellman Barrett, LLP15 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1982; 2 of the 15 give an office in Smithtown, NY.
- Vermont Law and Graduate School graduates on the register1,201 living, 86.5% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Smithtown, NY247 living registrants give an office there.
- Suffolk County’s registered bar5,823 currently registered, 3.81 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19825,181 people admitted in 1982 are on the register, 2,061 of them through the Second Department.
- Every registration that reads “Delinquent”15,500 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Jeltje Dejong’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 Jeltje Dejong in 1982. 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).