Michael Joseph Vitiello
On the New York attorney register since 1996 · office in Middletown, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2770337
- Admitted
- 1996 · First Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- May 2026
Michael Joseph Vitiello is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1996 in the First Department, with an office in Middletown, NJ; next registration due May 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent 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 “Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla PC”. We count that spelling with Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C., the name most registrants give for the firm now; the register does not say where the attorney works today.
29 other attorneys list Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 8 of them were admitted before 1996. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1996, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jay Seth Becker | 1990 | Currently registered |
| Martin Jon Feinberg | 1991 | Currently registered |
| Marc David Policastro | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Catherine Jean Bick | 1999 | Currently registered |
| Paul Edward Minnefor | 2002 | Currently registered |
All 30 registrations that list Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
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 Joseph Vitiello studied at Seton Hall University School of Law (the register spells it “SETON HALL UNIV”). 1,113 of its 6,262 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Michael Joseph Vitiello was.
- Same law school
- 6,262living graduates; 84.7% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Middletown, NJ
- 29living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 29 living registrants with an office in Middletown, NJ, 9 were admitted before 1996 and 18 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 Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.30 on the register, 8 of the others admitted before 1996.
- Seton Hall University School of Law graduates on the register6,262 living, 84.7% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Middletown, NJ29 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19966,887 people admitted in 1996 are on the register, 2,439 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Michael Joseph Vitiello’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 Michael Joseph Vitiello in 1996. The register places the office outside New York, so a complaint would go to that department’s grievance committee (22 NYCRR 1240.7(a)(2)).
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).