Maria Demetrios Karelas
On the New York attorney register since 1995 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2662369
- Admitted
- 1995 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2027
Maria Demetrios Karelas is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1995 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Mar 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 Maria Demetrios Karelas has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 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
76 other attorneys list Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 23 of them were admitted before 1995, and 5 of the 77 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1995, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Daniel Farrell | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Richard Herbert Lewis | 1993 | Currently registered |
| David Carlos Jacobson | 1994 | Due to re‑register |
| Ira Robert Halperin | 1996 | Due to re‑register |
| Michael Herbert Masri | 1997 | Currently registered |
All 77 registrations that list Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP
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
Maria Demetrios Karelas studied at Fordham University School of Law (the register spells it “FORDHAM”). 3,687 of its 20,418 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Maria Demetrios Karelas was.
- Same law school
- 20,418living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 20,042 were admitted before 1995 and 72,145 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 Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP77 on the register, 23 of the others admitted before 1995; 5 of the 77 give an office in New York, NY.
- Fordham University School of Law graduates on the register20,418 living, 87.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19956,807 people admitted in 1995 are on the register, 2,554 of them through the Second 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 Maria Demetrios Karelas’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 Maria Demetrios Karelas in 1995. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York 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).