Joanne Butler
On the New York attorney register since 1999 · office in Stamford, CT
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2963957
- Admitted
- 1999 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Oct 2027
Joanne Butler is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1999 in the First Department, with an office in Stamford, CT; next registration due Oct 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 Joanne Butler has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Oct 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
37 other attorneys list Cummings & Lockwood LLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 12 of them were admitted before 1999, and 19 of the 38 give an office in Stamford, CT. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1999, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| David Baker Heintz | 1994 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Marc Todd Finer | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Catherine Margaret Carney | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Laura Weintraub Beck | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Caroline Elisabeth Demirs | 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
Joanne Butler studied at Brooklyn Law School (the register spells it “BROOKLYN”). 3,720 of its 20,058 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Joanne Butler was.
- Same law school
- 20,058living graduates; 86.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Stamford, CT
- 1,146living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,146 living registrants with an office in Stamford, CT, 488 were admitted before 1999 and 636 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 Cummings & Lockwood LLC38 on the register, 12 of the others admitted before 1999; 19 of the 38 give an office in Stamford, CT.
- Brooklyn Law School graduates on the register20,058 living, 86.6% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Stamford, CT1,146 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19997,628 people admitted in 1999 are on the register, 2,742 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 Joanne Butler’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 Joanne Butler in 1999. The register places the office outside New York, so a complaint would go to that department’s grievance committee (22 NYCRR 1240.7(a)(2)).
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).