Lester Lee Chanin
On the New York attorney register since 1992 · office in Garden City, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2486520
- Admitted
- 1992 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Lester Lee Chanin is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1992 in the First Department, with an office in Garden City, NY; next registration due Jun 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Lester Lee Chanin has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- 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
19 other attorneys list Farber Brocks & Zane L.L.P. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 3 of them were admitted before 1992, and all 20 give an office in Garden City, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1992, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Jay Funk | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Charles Thomas Ruhl | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Stephen Joseph Molinelli | 1993 | Delinquent |
| James Michael O’Hara | 1993 | Currently registered |
| William Robert Brocks Jr | 1994 | 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
Lester Lee Chanin studied at Rutgers Law School (the register spells it “RUTGERS NEWARK”). 1,406 of its 7,506 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Lester Lee Chanin was.
- Same law school
- 7,506living graduates; 84.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Garden City, NY
- 2,090living registrants
Of the 2,090 living registrants with an office in Garden City, NY, 707 were admitted before 1992 and 1,323 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 Farber Brocks & Zane L.L.P.20 on the register, 3 of the others admitted before 1992; all 20 give an office in Garden City, NY.
- Rutgers Law School graduates on the register7,506 living, 84.1% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Garden City, NY2,090 living registrants give an office there.
- Nassau County’s registered bar9,622 currently registered, 6.92 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19926,498 people admitted in 1992 are on the register, 2,198 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 Lester Lee Chanin’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 Lester Lee Chanin in 1992. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District, which covers Nassau 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).