Joao Ferreira Magalhaes
On the New York attorney register since 2008 · office in Lawrence Township, NJ
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4642385
- Admitted
- 2008 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
Joao Ferreira Magalhaes is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2008 in the Third Department, with an office in Lawrence Township, NJ; next registration due Aug 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Joao Ferreira Magalhaes has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 2028.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- 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
54 other attorneys list Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 23 of them were admitted before 2008. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2008, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Anthony Posavetz | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Ryan Joseph Cassidy | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Jason Eric Harness | 2008 | Currently registered |
| Theodore Young McDonough | 2008 | Due to re‑register |
| Michael P. Flammia | 2009 | Currently registered |
All 55 registrations that list Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
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
Joao Ferreira Magalhaes studied at Seton Hall University School of Law (the register spells it “SETON HALL SCHOOL OF LAW”). 1,955 of its 6,262 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Joao Ferreira Magalhaes was.
- Same law school
- 6,262living graduates; 84.7% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Lawrence Township, NJ
- 8living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 8 living registrants with an office in Lawrence Township, NJ, 4 were admitted before 2008 and 3 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 Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC55 on the register, 23 of the others admitted before 2008.
- Seton Hall University School of Law graduates on the register6,262 living, 84.7% registered.
- Admitted in 20089,683 people admitted in 2008 are on the register, 3,278 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 Joao Ferreira Magalhaes’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 Joao Ferreira Magalhaes in 2008. 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).