Michael J. Colleary
On the New York attorney register since 1996 · office in Garden City, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2713832
- Admitted
- 1996 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Michael J. Colleary is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1996 in the Second Department, with an office in Garden City, NY; next registration due Jun 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Michael J. Colleary has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 2028.
- 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
The register gives this attorney’s employer as “Law Office of Kevin P. Westerman”. We count that spelling with Law Offices of Kevin P. Westerman, the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
22 other attorneys list Law Offices of Kevin P. Westerman or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 8 of them were admitted before 1996, and 10 of the 23 give an office in Garden City, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1996, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Rhonda Diane Thompson | 1994 | Due to re‑register |
| Richard Walter Ashnault | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Kevin Patrick Westerman | 1996 | Currently registered |
| Michael Callari III | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Gene Mack Stith | 1998 | Due to re‑register |
All 23 registrations that list Law Offices of Kevin P. Westerman
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
Michael J. Colleary studied at Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (the register spells it “TOURO LAW CENTER”). 1,749 of its 6,308 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Michael J. Colleary was.
- Same law school
- 6,308living graduates; 92.5% 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, 932 were admitted before 1996 and 1,120 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 Law Offices of Kevin P. Westerman23 on the register, 8 of the others admitted before 1996; 10 of the 23 give an office in Garden City, NY.
- Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center graduates on the register6,308 living, 92.5% 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 19966,887 people admitted in 1996 are on the register, 2,441 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 Michael J. Colleary’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 Michael J. Colleary in 1996. 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).