New York attorney record · Judicial Dept 2
Valerie Elizabeth Watts
Thomas M Cooley Law School alumna, admitted to the New York bar in 2008, registered office in Melville, NY. This established record's status, address, and registration history come straight from the NY Office of Court Administration.
- 2008
- Admitted
- 18
- Years in bar
- 4535118
- NY reg #
The record in one line
Valerie Elizabeth Watts has held an active New York bar license for 18 years - admitted in 2008, longer-tenured than 38% of the state's currently-active attorneys.
- 18 yrs
- in active practice since admission
- Active
- current bar status: "Currently registered"
- #949 of 1,475
- by tenure in Melville office peers
- Law school
- Thomas M Cooley Law School
Data updated September 2026
What this profile tells you
Bar status & tenure
Valerie Elizabeth Watts carries New York bar registration 4535118, an established, active practitioner in good standing. Registration is recorded within Judicial Department 2, the appellate division overseeing this attorney's home district.
Practice context & education
Practice address is listed under Aldridge Pite, LLP, located in Melville, NY (Suffolk County), ZIP 11747. 5 other attorneys share this firm affiliation in the registry. Educational background: Thomas M Cooley Law School (691 registered alumni).
State context & due diligence
With an established practice on record, Valerie Elizabeth Watts remains inside the New York bar's active cohort - see below for how that share of the register compares.
Experience vs. the active New York bar
Valerie Elizabeth Watts was admitted in 2008, giving 18 years on the New York register.
18 years on the New York bar
Years since admission, all currently-active NY attorneys
18 Top 62% higher than 38% of 290,787 active NY attorneys
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more active NY attorneys. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registration · September 2026
Tenure among Melville, NY office peers
Valerie Elizabeth Watts's 18-year NY register tenure places mid-pack in Melville, NY: rank #949 of 1,475 office peers (64th percentile). See the Melville attorney directory .
- Local rank
- #949
- City cohort
- 1,475
- Local percentile
- 64th
- Admitted
- 2008
Nearest tenure peers in Melville
- Tania Urooj Ali admitted 2008 · 18 yr
- Stephen Rocco Barrese admitted 2008 · 18 yr
- Erin W. Boardman admitted 2008 · 18 yr
- Mariana Brancoveanu admitted 2008 · 18 yr
How local rank is computed
Rank uses years since NY-bar admission among non-deceased registry rows that list the same office city and state, a local placement, not a statewide claim. Source: NY Office of Court Administration Attorney Registration · as of September 2026. Derived local rank, not published upstream.
How Valerie compares to fellow Thomas M Cooley Law School alumni
Among the 316 Thomas M Cooley Law School graduates in the New York register, Valerie Elizabeth Watts is longer-tenured than 56%.
18 years vs. Thomas M Cooley Law School alumni
Years since admission - 316 NY-registered alumni of this school
18 Top 44% higher than 56% of 316 fellow alumni
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more fellow alumni. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registration · September 2026
Thomas M Cooley Law School's active-bar rate
Of Thomas M Cooley Law School's 691 alumni in the New York register, 82.5% currently hold "Currently registered" status, above the statewide average.
The 2008 admission class today
Of the 9,683 attorneys admitted to the New York bar in 2008, 68.4% are still "Currently registered" today, above the statewide average across all admission years.
Professional Details
- Status
- Currently registered
- Registration Number
- 4535118
- Year Admitted
- 2008 (18 yrs · senior)
- Judicial Department
- 2
- Next Registration
- Jan 2028
Location & Contact
- Company
- Aldridge Pite, LLP
- City
- Melville, NY
- County
- Suffolk
- ZIP Code
- 11747
- Phone
- (631) 454-8169
Education
Status Distribution Across the New York Bar
Valerie Elizabeth Watts's current status, "Currently registered", places this attorney in the 67.2% of the 432,625-attorney New York register currently marked active.
Full statewide breakdown & source note
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registrations. Status counts reflect the latest reporting cycle. Bar status confirms registration only; it does not imply competence, specialty fit, or freedom from complaints.
Consumer Complaint Data
The CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) tracks consumer financial complaints. Aldridge Pite, LLP has been named in consumer complaints.
These are voluntary, self-filed consumer complaints, not a substantiated-wrongdoing rate: a larger firm with more clients typically shows more complaints simply from serving more people, and CFPB does not verify a complaint's merits before logging it. Read the count as consumer-outreach volume, not a professional-conduct score.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. Complaints against the firm, not the individual attorney.
Same firm affiliation: Aldridge Pite, LLP
Other NY-registered attorneys who share this firm name on the OCA register (not a geographic peer set).
Near-tenure Thomas M Cooley Law School alumni
Fellow alumni on the NY register whose admission year is closest to 2008 (excluding same-firm colleagues above).
Same admission year (2008), other cities
NY-registered attorneys admitted in 2008 whose listed office city differs from Melville, a vintage cohort, not a neighborhood list.
Nationwide attorneys with similar admission year or city registry density
Two non-geo peer axes for Valerie Elizabeth Watts: closest NY bar admission year outside NY, and closest out-of-state office cities by how many NY-registered attorneys they list (~1,476 here). Distinct from same-firm, fellow-alumni, and same-year other-city strips above.
Similar admission year (~2008)
Counts come from the NY State Office of Court Administration registration extract; peers are not a competence or practice-area ranking.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Valerie Watts licensed?
Valerie Watts is licensed to practice law in New York.
When was Valerie Elizabeth Watts admitted to the bar?
Valerie Elizabeth Watts was admitted to the bar in 2008.
Where did Valerie Elizabeth Watts go to law school?
Valerie Elizabeth Watts attended Thomas M Cooley Law School.
What company does Valerie Elizabeth Watts work for?
Valerie Elizabeth Watts is associated with Aldridge Pite, LLP in Melville, NY.
Is Valerie Elizabeth Watts in good standing?
Yes, Valerie Elizabeth Watts holds active bar status ("Currently registered").
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Sourced from the NY Office of Court Administration, informational only, not legal advice. Full disclosure.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.