David Thomas Della Rocca
On the New York attorney register since 1998 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2884443
- Admitted
- 1998 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
David Thomas Della Rocca is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1998 in the Third Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Jan 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 David Thomas Della Rocca has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 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
1,433 other attorneys list Latham & Watkins LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 74 of them were admitted before 1998, and 133 of the 1,434 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1998, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Scharer Alwang | 1998 | Due to re‑register |
| Michael Andrew Bond | 1998 | Due to re‑register |
| Eliot Soon Choy | 1998 | Currently registered |
| John Giouroukakis | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Rajiv Gupta | 1998 | 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
David Thomas Della Rocca studied at Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (the register spells it “HOFSTRA”). 2,255 of its 11,234 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as David Thomas Della Rocca was.
- Same law school
- 11,234living graduates; 92.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 2,316 were admitted before 1998 and 9,975 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 Latham & Watkins LLP1,434 on the register, 74 of the others admitted before 1998; 133 of the 1,434 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University graduates on the register11,234 living, 92.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19987,302 people admitted in 1998 are on the register, 1,831 of them through the Third 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 David Thomas Della Rocca’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 David Thomas Della Rocca in 1998. 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).