Richard John Costiera
On the New York attorney register since 1994 · office in Jericho, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2637668
- Admitted
- 1994 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Richard John Costiera is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1994 in the Second Department, with an office in Jericho, NY; next registration due May 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 Richard John Costiera has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 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
49 other attorneys list James F. Butler & Associates or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 13 of them were admitted before 1994, and all 50 give an office in Jericho, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1994, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Ellen Callies | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Marcella Gerbasi Crewe | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Thomas Gerard Feehan | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Joseph Gerard Gallo | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Christina Lyn Santora | 1994 | Due to re‑register |
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
Richard John Costiera studied at St. John’s University School of Law (the register spells it “ST JOHNS UNIV”). 3,260 of its 15,595 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Richard John Costiera was.
- Same law school
- 15,595living graduates; 88.6% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Jericho, NY
- 488living registrants
Of the 488 living registrants with an office in Jericho, NY, 201 were admitted before 1994 and 273 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 James F. Butler & Associates50 on the register, 13 of the others admitted before 1994; all 50 give an office in Jericho, NY.
- St. John’s University School of Law graduates on the register15,595 living, 88.6% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Jericho, NY488 living registrants give an office there.
- Nassau County’s registered bar9,622 currently registered, 6.92 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19946,410 people admitted in 1994 are on the register, 2,392 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 Richard John Costiera’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 Richard John Costiera in 1994. 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).