Robert Ransdell Butts
On the New York attorney register since 1972 · office in Millbrook, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1434521
- Admitted
- 1972 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Robert Ransdell Butts is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1972 in the Second Department, with an office in Millbrook, NY; next registration due Dec 2026. 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 Ransdell Butts has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 2026.
- 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
16 other attorneys list Mackey Catania & Whalen LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1972, and 4 of the 17 give an office in Millbrook, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1972, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Martin Rosenblatt | 1961 | Currently registered |
| Robert Barron Dietz | 1968 | Currently registered |
| Joseph Armistice Catania Jr. | 1978 | Currently registered |
| Ellen Lane Baker | 1983 | Currently registered |
| Richard John Olson | 1985 | 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 Ransdell Butts studied at Cornell Law School (the register spells it “CORNELL LAW”). 541 of its 7,028 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Robert Ransdell Butts was.
- Same law school
- 7,028living graduates; 87.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Millbrook, NY
- 27living registrants
Of the 27 living registrants with an office in Millbrook, NY, 4 were admitted before 1972 and 22 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 Mackey Catania & Whalen LLP17 on the register, 2 of the others admitted before 1972; 4 of the 17 give an office in Millbrook, NY.
- Cornell Law School graduates on the register7,028 living, 87.8% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Millbrook, NY27 living registrants give an office there.
- Dutchess County’s registered bar754 currently registered, 2.53 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19721,983 people admitted in 1972 are on the register, 916 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 Ransdell Butts’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 Ransdell Butts in 1972. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Dutchess 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).