Robert James Betz
On the New York attorney register since 1984 · office in East Meadow, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2154524
- Admitted
- 1984 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Robert James Betz is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1984 in the Second Department, with an office in East Meadow, NY; next registration due Feb 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 Robert James Betz has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
75 other attorneys list Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 7 of them were admitted before 1984, and 20 of the 76 give an office in East Meadow, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1984, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Thomas Crean | 1982 | Currently registered |
| Patrice J. Koeneke | 1982 | Delinquent |
| Jeffrey Jude Lawton | 1982 | Currently registered |
| Edward William Leckerling | 1983 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Kenneth John Burford | 1984 | 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
Robert James Betz studied at Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University (the register spells it “PACE UNIVERSITY”). 1,555 of its 8,033 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Robert James Betz was.
- Same law school
- 8,033living graduates; 90.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in East Meadow, NY
- 223living registrants
Of the 223 living registrants with an office in East Meadow, NY, 45 were admitted before 1984 and 172 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 Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP76 on the register, 7 of the others admitted before 1984; 20 of the 76 give an office in East Meadow, NY.
- Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University graduates on the register8,033 living, 90.0% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in East Meadow, NY223 living registrants give an office there.
- Nassau County’s registered bar9,622 currently registered, 6.92 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19845,952 people admitted in 1984 are on the register, 2,421 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 Robert James Betz’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 Robert James Betz in 1984. 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).