Lateef A. Bell
On the New York attorney register since 2016 · office in White Plains, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5439419
- Admitted
- 2016 · Second Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Aug 2026
Lateef A. Bell is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2016 in the Second Department, with an office in White Plains, 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
3 other attorneys list Varvaro, Cotter & Bender or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 3 of them were admitted before 2016, and all 4 give an office in White Plains, NY. The 3 whose admission is closest to 2016, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Varvaro | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Heath Adam Bender | 1995 | Currently registered |
| Stephen John Cassels | 2015 | 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
Lateef A. Bell studied at Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (the register spells it “HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW”). 2,520 of its 11,234 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Lateef A. Bell was.
- Same law school
- 11,234living graduates; 92.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in White Plains, NY
- 3,313living registrants
Of the 3,313 living registrants with an office in White Plains, NY, 2,747 were admitted before 2016 and 490 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
- Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University graduates on the register11,234 living, 92.1% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in White Plains, NY3,313 living registrants give an office there.
- Westchester County’s registered bar7,255 currently registered, 7.26 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20168,420 people admitted in 2016 are on the register, 2,336 of them through the Second 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 Lateef A. Bell’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 Lateef A. Bell in 2016. 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).