Gerard John Comatos
On the New York attorney register since 1979 · office in Poughkeepsie, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1486133
- Admitted
- 1979 · Second Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Aug 2026
Gerard John Comatos is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1979 in the Second Department, with an office in Poughkeepsie, NY; next registration due Aug 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold. The registration was due in Aug 2026 and the register has not recorded it as filed.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register unchanged
- Due to re‑register 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
9 other attorneys list Van Dewater & van Dewater, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1979, and all 10 give an office in Poughkeepsie, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1979, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John Karl Gifford | 1971 | Currently registered |
| James Edward Nelson | 1974 | Currently registered |
| Rebecca Supple Mensch | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Kyle William Barnett | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Ross H. Gould | 2001 | Currently registered |
All 10 registrations that list Van Dewater & van Dewater, LLP
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
Gerard John Comatos studied at New York University School of Law. 1,920 of its 23,248 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as Gerard John Comatos was.
- Same law school
- 23,248living graduates; 86.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Poughkeepsie, NY
- 437living registrants
Of the 437 living registrants with an office in Poughkeepsie, NY, 42 were admitted before 1979 and 391 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 Van Dewater & van Dewater, LLP10 on the register, 2 of the others admitted before 1979; all 10 give an office in Poughkeepsie, NY.
- New York University School of Law graduates on the register23,248 living, 86.5% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Poughkeepsie, NY437 living registrants give an office there.
- Dutchess County’s registered bar754 currently registered, 2.53 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19793,974 people admitted in 1979 are on the register, 1,713 of them through the Second Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 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 Gerard John Comatos’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 Gerard John Comatos in 1979. 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).