Leonard Ben Chipkin
On the New York attorney register since 1987 · office in Melville, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2108629
- Admitted
- 1987 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2027
Leonard Ben Chipkin is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1987 in the Third Department, with an office in Melville, NY; next registration due Feb 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 Leonard Ben Chipkin has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
106 other attorneys list Marshall Dennehey or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 3 of them were admitted before 1987, and 22 of the 107 give an office in Melville, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1987, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Loring I. Fenton | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Bill Gianaris | 1988 | Currently registered |
| Nicholas Peter Chrysanthem | 1989 | Currently registered |
| Martin Arthur Schwartzberg | 1989 | Currently registered |
| John Louis Slimm | 1989 | 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
Leonard Ben Chipkin studied at Albany Law School (the register spells it “ALBANY UNION COLLEGE”). 1,852 of its 10,183 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Leonard Ben Chipkin was.
- Same law school
- 10,183living graduates; 91.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Melville, NY
- 1,478living registrants
Of the 1,478 living registrants with an office in Melville, NY, 210 were admitted before 1987 and 1,238 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 Marshall Dennehey107 on the register, 3 of the others admitted before 1987; 22 of the 107 give an office in Melville, NY.
- Albany Law School graduates on the register10,183 living, 91.3% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Melville, NY1,478 living registrants give an office there.
- Suffolk County’s registered bar5,823 currently registered, 3.81 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19875,948 people admitted in 1987 are on the register, 1,063 of them through the Third 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 Leonard Ben Chipkin’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Leonard Ben Chipkin in 1987. 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).