Robert Michael Vitale
On the New York attorney register since 2002 · office in Rochester, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4015244
- Admitted
- 2002 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Robert Michael Vitale is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2002 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Rochester, 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 Michael Vitale 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
5 other attorneys list Legal Assistance of Western NY or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 2002, and 3 of the 6 give an office in Rochester, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2002, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen Rita Heidrick | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Lori May O’Brien | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Alan Steven Benedict | 2010 | Currently registered |
| Jennifer Ann Klemenz | 2020 | Currently registered |
| Danielle Piccone | 2025 | 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 Michael Vitale studied at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law (the register spells it “PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW”). 78 of its 402 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Robert Michael Vitale was.
- Same law school
- 402living graduates; 86.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Rochester, NY
- 2,353living registrants
Of the 2,353 living registrants with an office in Rochester, NY, 1,101 were admitted before 2002 and 1,222 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
- Pepperdine Caruso School of Law graduates on the register402 living, 86.8% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Rochester, NY2,353 living registrants give an office there.
- Monroe County’s registered bar2,430 currently registered, 3.22 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20027,981 people admitted in 2002 are on the register, 313 of them through the Fourth 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 Michael Vitale’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Robert Michael Vitale in 2002. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Monroe 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).