James Arthur Cardenas
On the New York attorney register since 1998 · office in Lebanon, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2870087
- Admitted
- 1998 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
James Arthur Cardenas 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 Lebanon, NJ; 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 James Arthur Cardenas 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
8 other attorneys list Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 2 of them were admitted before 1998. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1998, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Monica Maria Egresits | 1980 | Currently registered |
| Michael Nathan Giacopelli | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Scott Andrew Edley | 2010 | Currently registered |
| Oliver M. Bather | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Meagan Marie Kelly | 2016 | 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
James Arthur Cardenas studied at Rutgers Law School (the register spells it “RUTGERS CAMDEN”). 1,406 of its 7,506 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as James Arthur Cardenas was.
- Same law school
- 7,506living graduates; 84.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Lebanon, NJ
- 13living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 13 living registrants with an office in Lebanon, NJ, 7 were admitted before 1998 and 5 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
- Rutgers Law School graduates on the register7,506 living, 84.1% registered.
- 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 James Arthur Cardenas’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 James Arthur Cardenas 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).