Walter James Butler
On the New York attorney register since 1983 · office in Cleawater, FL
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1887454
- Admitted
- 1983 · Third Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Feb 2027
Walter James Butler is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1983 in the Third Department, with an office in Cleawater, FL; next registration due Feb 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent 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
2 other attorneys list Butler & Butler PA or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1983. The 2 whose admission is closest to 1983, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Anita Muscarella | 1983 | Suspended, delinquent |
| David Earl Butler | 1996 | 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
Walter James Butler studied at South Texas College of Law Houston (the register spells it “SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE”). 46 of its 263 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Walter James Butler was.
- Same law school
- 263living graduates; 84.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
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
- South Texas College of Law Houston graduates on the register263 living, 84.0% registered; 2 of them list Butler & Butler PA.
- Admitted in 19835,424 people admitted in 1983 are on the register, 948 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Walter James Butler’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Walter James Butler in 1983. The register places the office outside New York, so a complaint would go to that department’s grievance committee (22 NYCRR 1240.7(a)(2)).
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).